Summary:
Windham, New Hampshire, has five public schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12, including four schools in the Windham School District and one K–8 public charter school. Together, the schools enroll about 3,308 students and generally perform well compared with schools statewide. The district is ranked 14th of 166 districts, placing it in the 92nd percentile. The largest schools are Golden Brook Elementary School, serving PK–4 with 1,113 students, and Windham High School, serving grades 9–12 with 945 students.
Windham High School is the strongest overall performer, ranking fourth of 89 high schools and reporting a 96.5% graduation rate, a 0.3% dropout rate, and especially strong reading and science results. Windham Middle School also stands out, ranking ninth of 138 and reaching 77% proficiency in reading and 65% in both mathematics and science. Windham Center School, serving grades 5–6, has similarly strong results, including 69% mathematics and 76% reading proficiency. At the elementary level, Golden Brook Elementary School ranks 29th of 230 and has improved its mathematics and reading results over the past year.
Windham Academy Public Charter School provides a different performance profile. It serves grades K–8, ranks 88th of 230 elementary schools, and has lower overall proficiency than the district-operated schools, particularly in science at 40% and mathematics at 48%. Its fifth-grade mathematics result of 32% deserves attention, although seventh-grade reading is a strong 80%. Across the area, reading is a major strength in grades 5–12, while mathematics at the high school and science in the middle grades are useful areas to monitor. Parents comparing schools should consider grade level, subject-specific results, and the distinction between the district schools and the separate charter school.
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