Windham Ashland Central School, Windham NY

Original Research by School Decision on Windham Ashland Central School

Windham Ashland Central School is a PreK-12 public school serving one of Greene County's smallest districts. With enrollment spread across all grade bands in a single building on State Route 23 in the Windham hamlet, near the town's walkable Main Street core, it sits at the center of a mountain community whose identity is shaped by Windham Mountain Club resort, seasonal tourism, and outdoor recreation.

The student body is predominantly white, with a substantive Hispanic enrollment and a few students identifying as multiracial or Asian. About half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with significant economic variation and financial need alongside more affluent second-home owners and resort workers.

Academic performance reflects a school with uneven subject and grade-level results. In the elementary grades (3 through 5), proficiency rates hold in the range of sound mid-level performance across math and English language arts, with science results notably stronger. The school shows real stress in grades 6 and 7, where proficiency rates drop considerably in both math and ELA, with math particularly weak in grade 6. By grade 8, results recover somewhat, though proficiency rates remain below elementary levels. A parent may want to look further into the school's support structures for students in those middle grades, particularly in math instruction and transition support.

When positioned against other districts in Greene County, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the county median, which speaks to the strength of its elementary program and places it in the top quartile among local peers. That said, the dramatic dip in grades 6 and 7 suggests the school may have curriculum or pedagogical challenges as students enter more abstract content.

Participation rates in state testing vary across grades and subjects. In seventh grade, participation drops to less than half in both math and ELA, a pattern worth understanding with the school directly, as low participation can reflect absences, opt-outs, or accommodation arrangements rather than poor instruction alone.

The school serves families who have invested in a recent capital referendum; in May 2022 voters approved a major facilities project covering roof, HVAC, security, and athletic improvements, substantially completed by fall 2024. That infrastructure work comes with property-tax consequences. Recent school budgets have operated at or near the state-allowed maximum tax-levy increase, with voters approving narrowly divided ballots, so families considering a move should factor property-tax trajectory into their housing decision.

The wider context is a compact mountain town where the school is genuinely embedded in daily civic life, not separated to a distant campus. Main Street anchors commercial and social activity, the Windham Path trails and recreation network serve families year-round, and the economy rides seasonal resort work and hospitality alongside local services. New residential subdivisions marketed to ski-mountain access suggest steady, if modest, growth and housing-market activity in the area.

Data on special education or English learner enrollment was not available. No high school–specific information such as AP course offerings, dual credit, or career pathways appeared in the provided material. A family considering this school should contact the district directly to understand supports for students with learning differences and to learn what post-secondary options are available to high school students in a school of this size.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 20 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	29	93.0%
Math	28	100.0%
Social Studies	28	71.0%
Ela	24	83.0%

Math

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 69% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 39% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 56% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 46% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 483%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 33% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 60% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median

Science

Grade 581%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 40 pts above state median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 63% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median

This schoolWINDHAM-ASHLAND-JEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income82%Higher-income86%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income78%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income30%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income88%Higher-income40%47 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income64%Higher-income86%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income71%Higher-income70%1 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income40%3 pp gap