For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 868 students in Winchendon School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Public Elementary Schools in Winchendon School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,360 Schools
# Students
1,219 Students
605,604 Students
# Teachers
90 Teachers
51,596 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Winchendon School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#366 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
44%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.66
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,446 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
16 Students
44,247 Students
% Asian Students
1%
8%
# Hispanic Students
133 Students
157,705 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
26%
# Black Students
24 Students
61,567 Students
% Black Students
2%
10%
# White Students
992 Students
310,647 Students
% White Students
82%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
511 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
46 Students
29,006 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
79
20,531
# Students in K Grade:
79
58,912
# Students in 1st Grade:
109
64,458
# Students in 2nd Grade:
114
66,664
# Students in 3rd Grade:
91
64,731
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
65,978
# Students in 5th Grade:
91
67,142
# Students in 6th Grade:
102
67,086
# Students in 7th Grade:
99
56,371
# Students in 8th Grade:
89
53,443
# Students in 9th Grade:
67
5,579
# Students in 10th Grade:
85
5,198
# Students in 11th Grade:
66
4,867
# Students in 12th Grade:
49
4,504
# Ungraded Students:
5
140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,756 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,792 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,756
$23,845
Spending / Student
$18,792
$24,602
Best Winchendon School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Murdock Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
3 Memorial Drive
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-1256
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-1256
Grades: 6-8
| 290 students
Rank: #22.
Toy Town Elementary School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
175 Grove Street
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-2005
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-2005
Grades: 3-5
| 276 students
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