School district · Massachusetts

Winchester

Winchester in Massachusetts: 7 public schools with 4,391 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,794 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
4,391
Students per teacher
12.6
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,794
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
347
Counselors (FTE)
10.6
Students per counselor
414
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.4
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

71%proficient

+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,033 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

74%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,034 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$13.8K15
$13.8K16
$14.2K17
$15.1K18
$15.9K19
$16.9K20
$18.4K21
$20.1K22
$20.6K23
$21.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.8% · $4.2M
State
23% · $25.7M
Local
73% · $81.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,367
Support services
$6,833
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$11.1M
Long-term debt
$5.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–539812.178%83%
K–533411.175%69%
Pre-K–542610.868%65%
K–535210.965%74%
Pre-K–544112.573%73%
6–81,03612.671%76%
9–121,40414.8——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
80 Skillings Rd, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone
(781)721-7000
Website