Enrollment
322
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330714000459
Winchester School
85 Parker St., Winchester, NH 03470 · (603) 239-4721 · Cheshire County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
130 students
STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
19.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Winchester School
Winchester School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester School this school | 322 | 40.4% | 25.9% |
| Lancaster Elementary School Lancaster | 310 | 41.6% | 42.5% |
| Paul Elementary School SANBORNVILLE | 410 | 37.1% | 26.7% |
| Chamberlain Street School Rochester | 316 | 37.7% | 33.0% |
| Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Hillsborough | 418 | 40.0% | 38.1% |
| Milton Elementary School Milton | 237 | 41.8% | 27.7% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Winchester School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #199 of 209 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #201 of 209 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #196 of 210 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #101 of 300 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #85 of 179 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #161 of 181 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #51 of 240 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #18 of 139 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
-46 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 322 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 40% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 47% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 55% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 40 | 10.8:1 | 55% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 35 | 11.4:1 | 58% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 63% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 17 | 20.5:1 | 40% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winchester School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (431 to 322); teachers down 28% (40 to 29).
About Winchester School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Winchester School serves students in Winchester, New Hampshire. It educates 322 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 29% larger than the 249 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Winchester School is part of Winchester School District.
The large majority of students at Winchester School, 94%, are White. Next come 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Winchester School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 at Winchester School, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 40%. It compares with 30% for public schools in Cheshire County.
The allk12 Grade for Winchester School is F. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Winchester School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (25.9%) and its predicted rate (37.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools.
Federal survey data for Cheshire County show that median household income is about $83,329, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. A total of 41 public schools operate in Cheshire County, serving about 8,365 students.
Warwick Community School is the closest public school, about 5.9 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Winchester School places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Winchester School is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 368 to 322.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cheshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Warwick Community School5.9 mi · 27
- Northfield Elementary6.2 mi · 141
- Hinsdale High School6.3 mi · 155
- Hinsdale Middle High School6.3 mi · 121
- Hinsdale Elementary School6.4 mi · 242
- Vernon Elementary School7.2 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Winchester SchoolHow large is Winchester School?
Winchester School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Winchester School serve?
Winchester School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winchester School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winchester School is approximately 11.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Winchester School?
Winchester School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Winchester School in?
Winchester School is part of Winchester School District.
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