Winchester School District

The Winchester School District has one school, Winchester School, serving approximately 322 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at 85 Parker Street in Winchester, New Hampshire. The school is classified as elementary but includes middle-grade students, and its student-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. Because it is the district’s only school, there are no school-to-school comparisons within the area; district results are essentially the same as the school’s results.

For 2025–2026, Winchester School reported proficiency rates of 29% in reading, 19% in mathematics, and 16% in science. Reading is the strongest subject, especially in sixth grade, where 41% of students were proficient, and eighth grade, at 40%. However, the school remained below statewide results in every subject: 55% in reading, 44% in mathematics, and 38% in science. Mathematics is a broad concern, with proficiency below 25% in every tested grade and the lowest results in seventh grade at 11% and fourth grade at 14%. Science is the lowest-performing subject overall, including 13% proficiency in fifth grade and 20% in eighth grade.

Families should also note that the school’s latest statewide ranking was 224th out of 230 schools, placing it in the third percentile. Compared with 2024–2025, mathematics remained at 19%, reading declined slightly from 30% to 29%, and science fell from 23% to 16%. The school’s 40.37% free or reduced-price lunch rate indicates that many students may face economic challenges, though the available data cannot explain individual outcomes. The relatively favorable student-teacher ratio could support small-group instruction and targeted help. Based on the results, the most urgent priorities are mathematics across all grades, science—particularly fifth grade—and strengthening reading performance in the lower grades.