Windsor Central School District

The Windsor Central School District in New York comprises 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district's schools exhibit a mix of high-performing and lower-performing institutions, with Windsor Central High School and A.F. Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School standing out as the academic leaders in the district.

A.F. Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top 25% of New York elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the district and state averages on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Math, and it boasts the lowest student-teacher ratio among the elementary schools in the district. In contrast, C.R. Weeks Elementary lags behind the district and state in many assessment areas, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools and suggesting the need for a closer examination of the factors contributing to the performance gap between the elementary schools.

At the high school level, Windsor Central High School stands out, ranking 250 out of 1,228 New York high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's strong 91.8% four-year graduation rate and relatively low 3.2% dropout rate are impressive, though its high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.5% may be a concern that warrants further investigation. The district's funding and resource allocation, as well as the potential relationship between spending per student and student-teacher ratio, also emerge as areas for further analysis to understand their impact on student outcomes across the schools.