Winchendon

The Winchendon school district in Massachusetts consists of 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is an alternative school). The data reveals that the schools in Winchendon are generally underperforming compared to state averages, with all schools ranked in the bottom 25% of their respective school types in Massachusetts.

Toy Town Elementary stands out as having relatively low proficiency rates on MCAS tests, especially in math, where only 19.39% of students scored proficient or better. However, the school's 3rd-grade MCAS performance is stronger, with 44.71% proficient or better in ELA and 28.24% in math. Murdock Middle School and Murdock High School also have MCAS proficiency rates below state averages, though Murdock High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 91.1% and a lower dropout rate of 4.4%.

The data also reveals that Murdock Academy for Success, the district's alternative high school, has a lower 4-year graduation rate of 63.6% and a higher dropout rate of 9.1%, indicating that the school may be serving a more at-risk student population that requires additional support. The lack of free/reduced lunch data makes it difficult to fully assess the socioeconomic factors that may be influencing the academic performance of the schools, but the variation in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios across the schools suggests potential differences in resource allocation and staffing that could impact educational outcomes.