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Winchester School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Winchester School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Winchester, New Hampshire, with 358 students. The school is part of the Winchester School District, which is ranked 153 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winchester School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Hampshire elementary schools, with a ranking between 202-230 out of 211-237 schools over the past 6 years. Its proficiency rates on the NH SAS assessments are significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 19% proficiency in math and 30% in reading in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 42% and 55% respectively. The school also struggles with large achievement gaps for its female, male, and white student subgroups compared to state averages.

Interestingly, the schools closest to Winchester School, such as Gathering Waters Charter School, Marlborough Elementary, and Chesterfield Central School, generally outperform Winchester on academic metrics and have higher SchoolDigger rankings. Additionally, Winchester School's ranking and performance on state assessments has steadily declined over the past 6-10 years, going from a 1-star rating to a 0-star rating and dropping from the 165th ranked school to the 202nd ranked school in New Hampshire.

322

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,495

Per pupil spending ?

40.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Parker St.
Winchester, NH 03470-2904

(603) 239-4721

District: Winchester School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

2.8%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Reading scores 25 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

202^nd of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

129^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 158Winchester School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	202 of 224	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	217 of 234	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	223 of 237	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	230 of 233	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	202 of 211	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	226 of 231	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	222 of 231	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	198 of 229	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	210 of 244	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.0	165 of 206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.1	172 of 242	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	195 of 241	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	197 of 241	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	197 of 237	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	187 of 242	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	201 of 240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	219 of 236	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	208 of 237	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	208 of 238	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	169 of 182	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	172 of 187	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	190 of 193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	185 of 187	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	175 of 192	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	166 of 190	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	169 of 186	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	164 of 193	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	180 of 199	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	191 of 194	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	140 of 168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	193 of 195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	191 of 195	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	210 of 223	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	217 of 228	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	214 of 233	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	226 of 229	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	200 of 209	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	225 of 229	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	221 of 227	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	127 of 130	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	127 of 134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	122 of 130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	120 of 125	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	115 of 128	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	116 of 125	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	124 of 134	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	103 of 107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	46.7	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	94 of 131	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	79 of 128	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	84 of 127	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.0	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.4	122 of 129	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	105 of 112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	114 of 114	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	95 of 115	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	91 of 113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	102 of 114	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	106 of 116	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	108 of 116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	98 of 113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	112 of 117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	115 of 116	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	101 of 113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	113 of 114	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	130 of 131	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	120 of 123	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	117 of 126	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	126 of 129	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading30%-25 vs state

Science23%-15 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Winchester School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)							NH SAS Reading (2025)							NH SAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Winchester School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Parker St.	Winchester	03470	Cheshire County	Winchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 239-4721	322	29	11.1	40.4%	302 (93.8%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	13.8	202^nd of 224 public elementary schools	9.8%		11.8	217^th of 234 public elementary schools	7.3%	15	29.0	24.0	23.0	13.0	21.0	0.0	19.0	29.0	33.0	45.0	17.0	29.0	32.0	30.0	32.0	16.0	23.0	$18,495
Hinsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 School St.	Hinsdale	03451	Cheshire County	Hinsdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 336-5332	242	22	11.2	42.6%	210 (86.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	14	201^st of 224 public elementary schools	10.3%		17.6	200^th of 234 public elementary schools	14.5%	1		44.0	22.0				25.0	14.0	22.0	41.0				27.0	22.0		22.0	$20,615
Cutler Elementary School	Public	3-6	31 S. Winchester St.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-3383	316	23	13.6	31.3%	303 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	34.5	153^rd of 224 public elementary schools	31.7%		32.7	168^th of 234 public elementary schools	28.2%	15	63.0	36.0	28.0	41.0			42.0	48.0	36.0	46.0	49.0			44.0	26.0		26.0	$20,116
Mt. Caesar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	585 Old Homstead Hwy.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-4797	268	23	11.7	36.9%	245 (91.4%)	5 (1.9%)	9 (3.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)																		$21,795
Chesterfield Central School	Public	K-8	535 Old Chesterfield Rd.	Chesterfield	03443	Cheshire County	Chesterfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 363-8301	253	23	10.9	13.8%	238 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	39.8	138^th of 224 public elementary schools	38.4%		55.2	109^th of 234 public elementary schools	53.4%	29	48.0	18.0	46.0	41.0	63.0	43.0	44.0	45.0	27.0	54.0	57.0	70.0	63.0	54.0	42.0	51.0	48.0	$19,560
Troy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	44 School St.	Troy	03465	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 242-7741	116	13	9.0	43.1%	103 (88.8%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	23.2	183^rd of 224 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.6	206^th of 234 public elementary schools	12.0%	23		24.0	33.0	18.0			34.0		47.0	39.0	41.0			47.0	33.0		33.0	$21,029
Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Rhododendron Rd.	Fitzwilliam	03447	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 585-6611	150	13	11.7	32.0%	134 (89.3%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	20.5	190^th of 224 public elementary schools	15.2%		32	174^th of 234 public elementary schools	25.6%	16	15.0	29.0	25.0	43.0			29.0	40.0	36.0	42.0	43.0			41.0	17.0		17.0	$21,776
Wheelock Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Adams St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-2244	192	22	8.5	54.7%	168 (87.5%)	3 (1.6%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	42.5	131^st of 224 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.6	160^th of 234 public elementary schools	31.6%	29	49.0	58.0	44.0				51.0	41.0	48.0	48.0				45.0	33.0		33.0	$18,878
Symonds Elementary School	Public	K-5	79 Park Ave.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-3405	299	27	11.0	24.4%	256 (85.6%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	75.1	40^th of 224 public elementary schools	82.1%		68.6	62^nd of 234 public elementary schools	73.5%	22	67.0	82.0	50.0				67.0	50.0	71.0	64.0				61.0	53.0		53.0	$19,595
Gathering Waters Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	K-8	98 South Lincoln Street	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Gathering Waters Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 733-8701	219	29	7.6	24.2%	190 (86.8%)	8 (3.7%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Winchester School

Is Winchester School a good school?

Winchester School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

How many students attend Winchester School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Winchester School.

What is the racial makeup of Winchester School?

Students at Winchester School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Winchester School in?

Winchester School District

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