Elementary school (grades K-5) · Windham, NH

Windham Academy Public Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Windham Academy Public Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330331400730Charter school
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
14
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Windham Academy Public Charter School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of New Hampshire schools.

#5 of 5
public schools in Windham · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
21.6:1
large classes for New Hampshire
2.0%
free-lunch eligible

Windham Academy Public Charter School has class sizes larger than 98% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Windham Academy Public Charter School ranks #5 of 5 public schools in Windham, NH.

Enrollment

410

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

21.6:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

+91% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

2.0%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-91% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Windham Academy Public Charter School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:121.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Windham Academy Public Charter School

Windham Academy Public Charter School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Windham, New Hampshire, enrolling 410 students.

Class loads run heavy: 21.6:1 is larger than about 98% of New Hampshire schools and 91% above the 11.3:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 2.0% free-meal eligibility runs 91% below the New Hampshire average.

Enrollment of 410 puts it in the larger third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 92% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 119 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Hampshire schools statewide, it ranks #110, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (78%) and Two or More (11%) (diversity index 38/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Windham's elementary schools, it stands alongside Windham Center School (426 students): Windham Academy Public Charter School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (21.6:1 vs 14.7:1).

Windham Academy Public Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Windham Academy Public Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Windham Academy Public Charter School compares

Windham Academy Public Charter School on the metrics families compare, against New Hampshire and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Hampshire New Hampshire avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 21.6:1 ▲ 91% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 2.0% ▼ 91% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 410 top 25% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

21.6:1
Leaner classes than 11% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
410
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
2.0%
free-lunch eligible - 91% below the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
21.6:1
students per teacher - 91% above state mean
Top 98% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
22.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 77.6%
Two or More 11.0%
Hispanic or Latino 7.8%
Asian 3.2%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 77.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.9, Windham Academy Public Charter School is more mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Similar elementary schools in Windham

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Hampshire, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Windham Academy Public Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Windham Academy Public Charter School

How many students attend Windham Academy Public Charter School?

Windham Academy Public Charter School has 410 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Windham, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Windham Academy Public Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Windham Academy Public Charter School is 21.6:1, which is 91% higher than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 38% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Windham Academy Public Charter School?

2.0% of students at Windham Academy Public Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Windham Academy Public Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Windham Academy Public Charter School is White at 77.6% of enrollment, in Windham, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Windham Academy Public Charter School?

Windham Academy Public Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Windham Academy Public Charter School rank among public schools in Windham?

By Resource Investment Index, Windham Academy Public Charter School ranks #5 of 5 public schools in Windham, NH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Windham on the city page.

Is Windham Academy Public Charter School a good school?

Windham Academy Public Charter School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of New Hampshire schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Windham Academy Public Charter School?

None; Windham Academy Public Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Windham Academy Public Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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