Best Public Schools in Winchester, MA

Summary:

The city of Winchester, Massachusetts is home to a high-performing school district with 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The Winchester school district is ranked 22 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Winchester High School stands out as a top-performing school, ranked 11th out of 348 Massachusetts high schools with a 5-star rating. The school boasts impressive test scores, with over 80% proficiency in ELA, Math, and Science, as well as a high graduation rate of 97.1% and a low dropout rate of 2.1%. McCall Middle School is also a standout, ranked 16th out of 493 Massachusetts middle schools with a 5-star rating and strong test scores across all grades.

Another notable school is Vinson-Owen Elementary, which is ranked 87th out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools and has exceptional test scores, with several grades achieving over 75% proficiency in ELA, Math, and Science. The district's high-performing schools tend to have higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios, suggesting these factors may contribute to their academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ambrose Elementary	Public	K-5	27 High Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7012	383	31	12.4		315 (82.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	93.8	34^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.3%		91.1	61^st of 928 public elementary schools	93.4%	27	70.4	65.3	70.7					68.5	79.6	76.4	75.9					77.2	74.1			74.1		$18,931	$215	$18,716
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Mystic Valley Parkway	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7017	349	28	12.5		259 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	91	59^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.6%		87.9	98^th of 928 public elementary schools	89.4%	39	70.2	51.8	69.7					64.3	73.7	69.6	71.2					71.5	86.4			86.4		$14,970	$215	$14,756
Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Brantwood Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 721-7013	425	42	10.1		231 (54.4%)	6 (1.4%)	20 (4.7%)	131 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	90.4	70^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.4%		89.8	78^th of 928 public elementary schools	91.6%	8	63.9	54.7	72.6					63.6	67.7	74.7	74.3					72.5	75.7			75.7		$17,122	$215	$16,907
McCall Middle	Public	6-8	458 Main Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7026	1,039	87	11.9		698 (67.2%)	16 (1.5%)	36 (3.5%)	199 (19.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.5%)	95.5	16^th of 493 public middle schools	96.8%		94.7	25^th of 501 public middle schools	95.0%	9				62.0	61.1	78.5		67.4				77.6	72.5	82.0		77.4		79.9		79.9		$15,527	$215	$15,312
Muraco Elementary	Public	K-5	33 Bates Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7030	338	30	11.2		208 (61.5%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.3%)	85 (25.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	81.5	165^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.0%		84.6	139^th of 928 public elementary schools	85.0%	26	62.2	52.9	71.2					61.5	62.2	41.4	81.4					60.3	88.1			88.1		$17,255	$215	$17,041
Vinson-Owen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Johnson Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7019	425	33	13.0		279 (65.6%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	100 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	89	87^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.5%		90	76^th of 928 public elementary schools	91.8%	11	75.9	55.2	71.4					66.2	82.8	56.3	74.0					69.4	77.9			77.9		$16,251	$215	$16,036
Winchester High School	Public	9-12	80 Skillings Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7020	1,372	93	14.8		920 (67.1%)	30 (2.2%)	62 (4.5%)	272 (19.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.0%)	94.6	11^th of 348 public high schools	96.8%		94.9	10^th of 347 public high schools	97.1%	1							86.6								87.4				82.5		84.4	$15,142	$215	$14,928

Cities Near Winchester

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woburn	1.72 mi	10	245^th
Medford	1.93 mi	8	243^rd
Arlington	1.98 mi	11	24^th
Stoneham	2.73 mi	5	139^th
Lexington	2.74 mi	11	11^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Best Public Schools in Winchester, MA

McCall Middle

Winchester High School

Ambrose Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Lynch Elementary

Vinson-Owen Elementary

Muraco Elementary

Cities Near Winchester