Summary:
Zip code 62694 has two schools serving 567 students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Winchester Elementary School (PK–8) and Winchester High School (grades 9–12), and the clearest current academic bright spot is the elementary school’s English Language Arts performance above the state rate.
Winchester Elementary stands out in all-grades English Language Arts: 65% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 56% statewide, an 8-point advantage; its math result was close to the state rate but 2 points lower (38% versus 40%). Winchester High stands out for completion and attendance, with a 97% graduation rate versus 90% statewide and chronic absenteeism of 16% versus 24%. Its reported 2025–2026 PreACT results were below state rates: for example, grade 9 math was 29% versus 42%, while grade 10 English Language Arts was 46% versus 54%. Some current ACT English and math results, and grade 10 PreACT math, are suppressed, so no comparison is possible.
Recent movement is mixed. Elementary all-grades English Language Arts rose from 59% to 65% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, widening its advantage over the state from 6 to 8 points; math rose from 36% to 38%, leaving it just below the state. Math also differs by grade: grades 3–5 were above state rates, while grades 6–8 were below. At the high school, grade 10 English and science improved notably, but grade 9 English and science declined; ACT science fell from 53% in 2024–2025 to 33% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking changed from 63 to 52 for the elementary school and from 30 to 33 for the high school across the years shown, with the high school dropping 19 points in the latest year. The elementary school has a higher student-teacher ratio (13.9 versus 9.2) and a higher share of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025 (48% versus 39%); these are differences between schools, not explanations for their results.
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