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Windham Center School

2 Lowell Rd., Windham, NH 03087 · (603) 845-1554 · Rockingham County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Enrollment
426
Middle
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
15 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 521550%
Grade 621150%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 33% · US 70%
White
35182%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 81% · US 43%
Hispanic
184%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
225%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
328%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
22252%
Female
20448%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Windham Center School→Windham Middle School→Windham High School
Feeds from
Golden Brook Elementary SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within Windham School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above Proficient
English Language Arts
77.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
69.0%
NH avg 43.0%

What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →

Where Windham Center School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New HampshireIn Rockingham County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
70.4%#5 of 85#2 of 16
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#6 of 85#2 of 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
77.0%#6 of 85#2 of 16
Enrollment
ranked largest first
426#35 of 101#9 of 19
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#71 of 74#16 of 16
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.1%#25 of 74#7 of 16
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
3.5%#84 of 90#16 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-37.6%#2 of 57#2 of 13
Ranked against other public middle 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
426
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254262914.7:14% (15)
2023-2443329.514.7:14% (17)
2022-2341829.814.0:13% (13)
2020-214142516.6:12% (8)
2017-1868330.722.3:14% (26)
2015-167414416.8:14% (32)
2010-116704016.8:15% (33)
2000-015723217.9:12% (12)
1990-913552216.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windham Center School.

About Windham Center School

Located in Windham, New Hampshire, Windham Center School is a mid-sized middle school. Total enrollment is 426 students, and the grades served are 5 through 6.

Windham Center School is run by Windham School District, whose 4 schools enroll 2,898 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Windham Center School is White, at 82%. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Windham Center School scores 31%.

There are about 14.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Windham Center School, which has 29. The school's 14.7:1 compares with an average of 11.1:1 for middle schools in New Hampshire. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 4%. That rate is below the 13% average among public schools in Rockingham County.

On BeatsExpectations, Windham Center School is 9.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.

The school's county is Rockingham County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $118,331 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Windham Center School shares Rockingham County with 98 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Windham High School, is about 1.0 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.4%; Windham Center School's is 70.4%, ranking 2nd of 9.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment figures show a increase of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.6:1 to 14.7:1 over the same years.

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Rockingham County at a glance

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Population
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students

Quick facts

School name
Windham Center School
District
Windham School District
Address
2 Lowell Rd., Windham, NH 03087
Phone
(603) 845-1554
County
Rockingham County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
426
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
15 (4%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
330717000460
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Windham Center School
What is the total enrollment at Windham Center School?
Windham Center School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 05-06.
Is Windham Center School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Windham Center School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Windham Center School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Windham Center School.
What is the student diversity at Windham Center School?
Student demographics at Windham Center School are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Windham Center School in?
Windham Center School is part of Windham School District.
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