Winchester
1 high school and 5 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Winchester
Ranks #6 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 2%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Winchester is a suburban town located about 10 miles north of Boston, in Middlesex County. The Winchester Public Schools district serves the town and is anchored by Winchester High School. Winchester is notably affluent, with high assessed home values and per capita income that rank among the higher levels in the state. The town is known for its tree-lined neighborhoods, its historic town center, and its 1850s-era Winchester Center, which reflects its long history as a residential community. Its proximity to Boston, combined with its residential character, makes it a popular suburban destination in the Greater Boston area.
How it compares
- Strongest area: ELA MCAS, in the top 3% of districts. 71% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Relative weak spot: Graduation rate ranks in the top 36% of districts, below its other categories.
- Top school: Ambrose Elementary, #13 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 10.6% in 2022 to 5.9% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Winchester
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Winchester High School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
50.3% female · 49.6% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 342 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
7.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 0.7% missed 20% or more of school days
About Winchester
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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