Winters Middle

Summary:

Winters Middle is a public middle school in Winters, California, serving 339 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Winters Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 998 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winters Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of California middle schools, with a ranking between 1,980 and 2,168 out of around 2,700-2,800 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.4% of Winters Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.03% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 13.92% at Winters Middle, compared to 21.72% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Winters Middle also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.8% in 2020-2021 to 33.1% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Golden West Middle, Lee Middle, and Douglass Middle, Winters Middle generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. These nearby schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Winters Middle's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with disabilities. The school's overall performance has declined over the past several years, suggesting that it is struggling to address the needs of its predominantly disadvantaged student population effectively.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 425 Anderson Ave.
       Winters, CA  95694-1609


(530) 795-6130

District: Winters Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2168th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,655 Help


Students who attend Winters Middle usually attend:

High:    Winters High

Feeder schools for Winters Middle:

Elementary:    Shirley Rominger Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  339

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.9%
White:
24.8%
African American:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Winters Middle ranks worse than 78.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.98. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.9%), White (24.8%), African American (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winters Middle is 20.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Winters Middle is $8,655.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winters Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Winters Middle 2168th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Winters Middle in the ranking list.)

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Winters Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Winters Joint Unified 998th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Winters Middle

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Rank History for all students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.36 763rd 1769 56.9%
2005 51.58 774th 1777 56.4%
2006 49.55 825th 1804 54.3%
2007 47.59 946th 1999 52.7%
2008 62.99 640th 2005 68.1%
2009 54.56 867th 2063 58.0%
2010 58.97 815th 2179 62.6%
2011 49.14 1115th 2236 50.1%
2012 48.00 1147th 2259 49.2%
2013 39.15 1454th 2379 38.9%
2015 27.08 1745th 2477 29.6%
2016 32.40 1567th 2497 37.2%
2017 21.35 1980th 2508 21.1%
2018 19.91 2010th 2480 19.0%
2019 24.18 2018th 2715 25.7%
2022 24.23 2025th 2740 26.1%
2023 22.59 2156th 2802 23.1%
2024 21.98 2168th 2777 21.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.54 1230th 1364 9.8%
2019 28.32 1213th 1442 15.9%
2022 31.58 1170th 1540 24.0%
2023 28.42 1331st 1529 12.9%
2024 23.56 1458th 1477 1.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.13 719th 1538 53.3%
2024 25.20 1268th 1550 18.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.07 2068th 2230 7.3%
2019 20.90 1994th 2369 15.8%
2022 24.20 1934th 2458 21.3%
2023 18.42 2238th 2549 12.2%
2024 17.96 2262nd 2575 12.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.54 1789th 2262 20.9%
2019 25.68 1770th 2380 25.6%
2022 22.13 1977th 2509 21.2%
2023 25.35 1879th 2547 26.2%
2024 26.19 1840th 2546 27.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.36 574th 1369 58.1%
2019 52.34 516th 1491 65.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 8.55 181st 191 5.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.17 1927th 2273 15.2%
2019 21.58 1923rd 2407 20.1%
2022 28.98 1699th 2527 32.8%
2023 20.46 2073rd 2558 19.0%
2024 18.77 2137th 2547 16.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.56 1911th 2072 7.8%
2019 18.84 1921st 2213 13.2%
2022 23.22 1894th 2359 19.7%
2023 17.24 2124th 2391 11.2%
2024 21.52 1961st 2383 17.7%
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Rank History for White students at Winters Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.46 1074th 1496 28.2%
2019 35.22 1054th 1602 34.2%
2022 25.41 1181st 1555 24.1%
2023 35.31 989th 1552 36.3%
2024 21.14 1228th 1535 20.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Winters Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 88 2 1 86 3 n/a n/a 0 180
1989 161 0 2 118 3 n/a n/a 0 284
1990 180 1 2 140 5 n/a n/a 0 328
1991 206 3 5 156 8 n/a n/a 0 378
1992 197 5 3 153 10 n/a n/a 0 368
1993 235 4 2 153 8 n/a n/a 0 402
1994 231 3 6 170 4 n/a n/a 0 414
1995 260 1 10 197 5 n/a n/a 0 473
1996 260 1 10 197 5 n/a n/a 0 473
1997 253 0 6 207 3 n/a n/a 0 469
1998 259 3 8 192 4 n/a n/a 0 466
1999 244 3 6 210 1 n/a n/a 0 464
2000 246 3 7 222 3 n/a n/a 3 484
2001 227 4 7 253 3 n/a n/a 1 495
2002 208 5 12 263 2 n/a n/a 7 497
2003 208 5 12 263 2 n/a n/a 7 497
2004 174 2 11 258 1 n/a n/a 38 484
2005 212 6 9 255 1 n/a n/a 2 485
2006 206 5 5 243 1 n/a n/a 4 464
2007 189 1 5 224 2 n/a n/a 10 431
2008 162 1 2 215 2 n/a n/a 0 382
2009 156 2 1 214 0 0 12 0 385
2010 137 3 1 225 1 0 5 0 372
2011 121 2 1 232 2 0 8 0 366
2012 105 1 5 229 2 0 7 0 349
2013 102 2 6 227 2 0 5 0 344
2014 120 6 7 212 3 0 2 0 350
2015 131 4 3 221 1 0 0 0 360
2016 122 4 3 224 3 0 1 0 357
2017 118 3 3 242 2 0 3 0 371
2018 95 3 4 252 2 1 4 0 361
2019 95 6 4 241 0 2 4 0 352
2020 90 6 3 223 0 0 1 0 323
2021 95 9 1 206 0 0 2 0 313
2022 100 8 2 216 1 0 1 0 328
2023 84 10 3 237 2 1 2 0 339

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Winters Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 180 10.7 16.8 n/a
1989 284 17.2 16.5 n/a
1990 328 17.9 18.3 n/a
1991 378 21.7 17.4 n/a
1992 368 22.1 16.6 34.8
1993 402 22.0 18.3 36.1
1994 414 24.9 16.6 41.8
1995 473 27.5 17.2 50.5
1996 473 27.5 17.2 50.5
1997 469 27.7 16.9 51.2
1998 466 25.9 18.0 49.8
1999 464 27.5 16.9 47.6
2000 484 28.5 17.0 50.7
2001 495 27.1 18.3 48.4
2002 497 29.9 16.6 52.4
2003 497 29.9 16.6 52.4
2004 484 28.7 16.9 50.2
2005 485 25.1 19.3 47.2
2006 464 23.9 19.4 46.1
2007 431 23.9 18.0 56.3
2008 382 23.5 16.3 56.5
2009 385 19.7 17.0 55.6
2010 372 18.8 19.7 57
2011 366 n/a n/a 61.5
2012 349 16.8 20.6 n/a
2013 344 16.1 21.2 71.5
2014 350 16.8 20.7 69.1
2015 360 17.0 21.1 71.7
2016 357 17.0 21.0 69.7
2017 371 18.1 20.3 67.9
2018 361 19.5 18.4 66.8
2019 352 17.8 19.7 70.2
2020 323 n/a n/a 72.8
2021 313 16.1 19.3 65.2
2022 328 17.9 18.2 65.2
2023 339 16.7 20.2 66.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Winters Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 180 10.7 16.8 n/a
1989 284 17.2 16.5 n/a
1990 328 17.9 18.3 n/a
1991 378 21.7 17.4 n/a
1992 368 22.1 16.6 34.8
1993 402 22.0 18.3 36.1
1994 414 24.9 16.6 41.8
1995 473 27.5 17.2 50.5
1996 473 27.5 17.2 50.5
1997 469 27.7 16.9 51.2
1998 466 25.9 18.0 49.8
1999 464 27.5 16.9 47.6
2000 484 28.5 17.0 50.7
2001 495 27.1 18.3 48.4
2002 497 29.9 16.6 52.4
2003 497 29.9 16.6 52.4
2004 484 28.7 16.9 50.2
2005 485 25.1 19.3 47.2
2006 464 23.9 19.4 46.1
2007 431 23.9 18.0 56.3
2008 382 23.5 16.3 56.5
2009 385 19.7 17.0 55.6
2010 372 18.8 19.7 57
2011 366 n/a n/a 61.5
2012 349 16.8 20.6 n/a
2013 344 16.1 21.2 71.5
2014 350 16.8 20.7 69.1
2015 360 17.0 21.1 71.7
2016 357 17.0 21.0 69.7
2017 371 18.1 20.3 67.9
2018 361 19.5 18.4 66.8
2019 352 17.8 19.7 70.2
2020 323 n/a n/a 72.8
2021 313 16.1 19.3 65.2
2022 328 17.9 18.2 65.2
2023 339 16.7 20.2 66.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Winters Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,655

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Winters Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2018th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2156th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Winters Middle)40.420
 20.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Winters Joint Unified)40.420
 20.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Winters Middle)18.49.6
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Winters Joint Unified)18.49.6
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Winters Middle)18.539.8
 21.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Winters Joint Unified)18.539.8
 21.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Winters Middle)19.424.4
 4.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Winters Joint Unified)19.424.4
 4.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Winters Middle)31.419.2
 12.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Winters Joint Unified)31.419.2
 12.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Winters Middle)19.19.7
 9.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Winters Joint Unified)19.19.7
 9.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Winters Middle)22.811.5
 11.3%
   8th Grade Science (Winters Joint Unified)22.811.5
 11.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students352339
 3.7%
African American610
 66.7%
American Indian02
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic241237
 1.7%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White9584
 11.6%
Two or More Races42
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.2%66.1%
 4.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Winters Middle

Winters Middle ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California middle schools.

Students who attend Winters Middle usually go on to attend Winters High

In the 2022-23 school year, 339 students attended Winters Middle.

Students at Winters Middle are 70% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% African American.


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