Summary:
ZIP code 03087, covering Windham, New Hampshire, has two schools serving elementary-age students: Golden Brook Elementary School (PK–4) and Windham Academy Public Charter School (K–8). Together, they enroll about 1,523 students. Golden Brook is much larger, with 1,113 students, while Windham Academy enrolls 410 and offers grades through middle school. Both schools perform above New Hampshire averages overall, but Golden Brook has the stronger academic and ranking profile.
Golden Brook Elementary School ranks 29th out of 230 schools and has a four-star rating. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 70% in math and 67% in reading, well above state averages. The school also improved from the prior year in both subjects, and its Windham School District ranks 14th out of 166 districts. Parents may want to look more closely at fourth grade, where math proficiency fell to 62% from 78% in third grade and reading fell to 63% from 71%. Golden Brook’s reading result also trails the district average, despite being well above the state average.
Windham Academy Public Charter School ranks 88th out of 230 schools and has a three-star rating. It reports 48% math, 63% reading, and 40% science proficiency—each slightly above the corresponding state average. Reading is its clearest strength, especially seventh grade, where 80% of students were proficient. Math results are less consistent, dropping from 70% in third grade to 32% in fifth grade before recovering somewhat in later grades. Science declined by 10 points year over year. Windham Academy has a lower student-teacher ratio than Golden Brook, but its broader K–8 grade span makes direct all-grade comparisons less precise.
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