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Winship Middle

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Winship Middle ranks 1414 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

Winship Middle is a public middle school located in Eureka, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 409 students. The school is part of the Eureka City Schools district, which is ranked 1116 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winship Middle's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 31.58% (6th grade) to 44.67% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 48.06% to 47.84%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 13.16% (6th grade) to 30.99% (7th grade), significantly lower than the state averages of 36.6% to 33.94%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by CAST, also lags behind the state and district, with a proficiency rate of 31.54% in 8th grade compared to the state average of 31.95%. Additionally, Winship Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Winship Middle's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Eureka City Schools district, such as Catherine L. Zane Middle and the schools in the Fortuna Elementary and McKinleyville Union Elementary districts. For example, Catherine L. Zane Middle outperforms Winship Middle in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. Additionally, Sunny Brae Middle, part of the Arcata Elementary district, also outperforms Winship Middle in academic achievement.

413

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,829

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Cypress Ave.
Eureka, CA 95503-6213

(707) 441-2487

District: Eureka City Schools

Students who attend Winship Middle usually attend:

High:

Eureka Senior High

Feeder schools for Winship Middle:

Elementary:	Alice Birney Elementary
	Grant Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Hispanic:

24.7%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,414^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Eureka City Schools

1118^th of 1,543Eureka City Schools among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1414 of 2761	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1618 of 2783	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1973 of 2781	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2240 of 2740	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	714 of 894	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	2247 of 2715	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	2276 of 2480	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	2216 of 2508	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	2085 of 2497	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	1585 of 2477	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	643 of 739	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	696 of 743	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	664 of 733	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	683 of 745	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	685 of 700	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	854 of 1531	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	200 of 354	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	831 of 1491	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1166 of 1369	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	285 of 1478	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	606 of 1521	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	1145 of 1540	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	349 of 363	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	545 of 1442	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	626 of 1364	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1464 of 2533	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1434 of 2551	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1639 of 2531	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1980 of 2509	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	595 of 738	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2207 of 2380	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	2156 of 2262	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1498 of 2395	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1913 of 2388	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2207 of 2374	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2240 of 2359	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2014 of 2213	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1998 of 2072	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1231 of 2542	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	1542 of 2579	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2124 of 2531	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2133 of 2458	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	641 of 721	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2036 of 2369	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	2110 of 2230	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1190 of 2534	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	1565 of 2552	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1906 of 2538	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2148 of 2527	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	589 of 763	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1768 of 2407	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2042 of 2273	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	573 of 726	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	614 of 701	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	603 of 677	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	641 of 665	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	549 of 554	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	869 of 1566	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	743 of 1552	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	1071 of 1531	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1085 of 1520	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1078 of 1537	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1261 of 1543	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1439 of 1555	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1461 of 1602	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1443 of 1496	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+39 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

Native American (2022)33rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winship Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Cypress Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2487	413	22	18.9	59.1%	198 (47.9%)	4 (1.0%)	102 (24.7%)	41 (9.9%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.4%)	42.4	1414^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%		35.1	1618^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.9%	204		31.5	31.5			31.6	44.1	44.7	41.9			13.2	31.0	29.0	26.8	$16,829	$1,926	$14,903
Catherine L. Zane Middle	Public	6-8	2155 S St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2470	417	21	20.3	63.1%	143 (34.3%)	6 (1.4%)	137 (32.9%)	31 (7.4%)	20 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	74 (17.7%)	31.2	1788^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		41.1	1426^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.8%	362		24.0	24.0			31.7	40.2	46.1	39.5			13.9	23.8	15.8	17.9	$16,983	$1,890	$15,093
Freshwater Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-2969	51	2	25.5	47.1%	32 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (27.5%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)	67.6	722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.9%		76.6	553^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.1%	169		32.0	32.0				64.0	60.0	62.0				36.0	44.0	40.0	$3,642	$104	$3,538
South Bay Elementary	Public	4-6	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	141	6	23.5	84.4%	65 (46.1%)	4 (2.8%)	41 (29.1%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.6%)								(n/a)	29.8		29.8	23.4	40.4	41.9			35.0	25.5	21.3	23.3			23.4	$19,487	$2,049	$17,438
Sunny Brae Middle	Public	6-8	1430 Buttermilk Ln.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5988	232	13	17.3	54.3%	127 (54.7%)	2 (0.9%)	55 (23.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.1%)	50	1177^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.4%		44.8	1320^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.6%	143		32.0	32.0			32.9	61.8	44.6	46.2			32.9	36.2	28.4	32.4	$20,923	$4,240	$16,683
Fortuna Middle	Public	7-8	843 L St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-3415	231	18	13.1	78.4%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	94 (40.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	36	1620^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.3%		22.2	2166^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.2%	546		28.9	28.9				49.0	30.8	39.2				26.5	15.8	20.7	$14,549	$1,255	$13,294
McKinleyville Middle	Public	6-8	2285 Central Ave.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1508	302	17	17.9	53.3%	185 (61.3%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.9%)	32.8	1724^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		35.1	1620^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.8%	104		31.5	31.5			22.7	36.8	30.6	30.0			22.9	23.2	30.6	25.8	$15,792	$1,575	$14,217
Toddy Thomas Middle	Public	5-8	2800 Thomas St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-5197	233	12	19.8	84.5%	108 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (42.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)								(n/a)	28.4		28.4		30.2	27.9			28.9		20.0	16.9			18.2	$14,683	$1,587	$13,096
Monument Middle	Public	6-8	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-3783	91	5	18.3	65.9%	64 (70.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.6%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	18	2314^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%		15.8	2446^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	132		17.2	17.2			18.2	12.1	24.1	17.9			18.8	16.1	24.1	19.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Winship Middle

How many students attend Winship Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Winship Middle.

What district is Winship Middle in?

Eureka City Schools

Is Winship Middle a good school?

Winship Middle ranks 1414^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Winship Middle attend?

Students who attend Winship Middle usually go on to attend Eureka Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Winship Middle?

Students at Winship Middle are 48% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 5% American Indian.

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