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Winton Middle

Public Grades 7-8
2130th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,740 California Middle Schools
Better than 22% of California middle schools
Summary

Winton Middle enrolls 582 students in grades 7–8 in Hayward, in the Hayward Unified area. In 2025–2026, its results were below the state and district in English language arts (ELA), math and science; among nearby schools serving only grades 7–8, Winton ranked second-lowest in all three subjects, ahead only of Cesar Chavez Middle.

Science is Winton’s strongest subject relative to the state, district and same-grade-span peers, while ELA has its widest gap with the state. Winton’s results were 29% in ELA, 20% in math and 21% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%, and district results of 34%, 22% and 23%. Against the state, the gaps were 20 points in ELA, 19 in math and 15 in science; against the district, they were 4, 3 and 1 point. Winton also fell short of the nearby grade-span peer averages by 5 points in ELA, 6 in math and 4 in science.

Scores have improved since 2022–2023, especially in science: ELA rose 1 point, math 4 points and science 9 points. However, the ELA gap with the state widened by 1 point, while the math and science gaps narrowed by 1 and 4 points. Chronic absenteeism also dropped from 42% in 2021–2022 to 20% in 2025–2026, just above the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger places Winton in the 22nd statewide percentile with 1 star; its student–teacher ratio was 23.6 in 2024–2025, and 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for African American students rose to the 44th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 22nd overall, while its ranking for Special Education Students fell from the 63rd percentile to the 10th.

582
Students ?
23.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,510
Per pupil spending ?
86.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 119 Winton Ave.
       Hayward, CA  94540-5000

(510) 723-3140

District: Hayward Unified


Students who attend Winton Middle usually attend:

High:    Hayward High

Feeder schools for Winton Middle:

Elementary:    Burbank Elementary
    Cherryland Elementary
    Harder Elementary
    Park Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.0%
Asian:
8.6%
African American:
6.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg27%
California avg42%
2,130th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 5Middle Schools in the Hayward Unified
1221st of 1,530Hayward Unified 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.92130 of 274022.3%★☆☆☆☆
202523.62071 of 276125.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.82227 of 278320.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.12158 of 278122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.02266 of 274017.3%★☆☆☆☆
201924.52008 of 271526.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.81664 of 248032.9%★★☆☆☆
201725.41829 of 250827.1%★☆☆☆☆
201614.72210 of 249711.5%★☆☆☆☆
201520.81996 of 247719.4%★☆☆☆☆
201314.42143 of 23799.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.82117 of 22596.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.22038 of 22368.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201020.71832 of 217915.9%★☆☆☆☆
200922.01688 of 206318.2%★☆☆☆☆
200815.61783 of 200511.1%★☆☆☆☆
200720.01644 of 199917.8%★☆☆☆☆
200624.01395 of 180422.7%★☆☆☆☆
200522.71378 of 177722.5%★☆☆☆☆
200420.61427 of 176919.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.2336 of 59443.4%★★☆☆☆
202531.9413 of 60932.2%★★☆☆☆
202418.6562 of 62710.4%★☆☆☆☆
202330.1438 of 61328.5%★☆☆☆☆
202247.7284 of 63755.4%★★★☆☆
201930.3450 of 64330.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.3291 of 60051.5%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.5620 of 77720.2%★☆☆☆☆
202519.4610 of 73917.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202241.2728 of 153152.4%★★★☆☆
201924.71220 of 149118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.21308 of 13694.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202432.81086 of 147826.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.81130 of 152125.7%★☆☆☆☆
202232.51118 of 154027.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.91237 of 144214.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.4979 of 136428.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.02020 of 251619.7%★☆☆☆☆
202518.82129 of 253315.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.82146 of 255115.9%★☆☆☆☆
202323.81932 of 253123.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.32099 of 250916.3%★☆☆☆☆
201926.61733 of 238027.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.31566 of 226230.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.71846 of 235721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202527.61731 of 239527.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.61812 of 238824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.91716 of 237427.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.21931 of 235918.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.71583 of 221328.5%★☆☆☆☆
201838.91215 of 207241.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.71800 of 252928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202529.41801 of 254229.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.21889 of 257926.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.41779 of 253129.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.12062 of 245816.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.91566 of 236933.9%★★☆☆☆
201837.21350 of 223039.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.41964 of 251421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202528.21746 of 253431.1%★★☆☆☆
202422.81965 of 255223.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.02085 of 253817.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.82110 of 252716.5%★☆☆☆☆
201920.21978 of 240717.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.61540 of 227332.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.2661 of 7269.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.71445 of 160510.0%★☆☆☆☆
202549.4583 of 156662.8%★★★☆☆
202438.0837 of 155246.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.01141 of 153125.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+35 vs school
African American (2026)43rd percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Asian (2026)20th percentile~ school
Female (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)10th percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state
Science21%-15 vs state
Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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Students who attend Winton Middle usually go on to attend Hayward High

Winton Middle ranks in the bottom 22.3% of California middle schools.

Students at Winton Middle are 77% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Winton Middle.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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