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Winters Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Winters Middle is a public middle school located in Winters, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Winters Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 982 out of 1,565 districts in the state and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Winters Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Winters Middle also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Proficiency rates on standardized tests are well below state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with the school's 2024-2025 proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 20-30 percentage points lower than the state averages.

When comparing Winters Middle to nearby middle schools, such as Golden West Middle, Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High, and Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High, it becomes clear that Winters Middle is underperforming its peers. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is relatively stronger, ranking in the top half of California middle schools in this category, suggesting the potential for effective strategies to support other underperforming student groups.

367

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,718

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Anderson Ave.
Winters, CA 95694-1609

(530) 795-6130

District: Winters Joint Unified

Students who attend Winters Middle usually attend:

High:

Winters High

Feeder schools for Winters Middle:

Elementary:

Shirley Rominger Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

White:

26.7%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

California avg41%

2,175^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1006^th of 1,543Winters Joint 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2175 of 2761	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2173 of 2783	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	2142 of 2781	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	2025 of 2740	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2018 of 2715	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	2010 of 2480	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1980 of 2508	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	1567 of 2497	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	1745 of 2477	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.2	1454 of 2379	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	1147 of 2259	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.1	1115 of 2236	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	815 of 2179	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	867 of 2063	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.0	640 of 2005	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.6	946 of 1999	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.5	825 of 1804	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.6	774 of 1777	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.4	763 of 1769	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.3	516 of 1491	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	574 of 1369	58.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	1459 of 1478	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1324 of 1521	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1170 of 1540	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1213 of 1442	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1230 of 1364	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2004 of 2533	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1845 of 2551	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1869 of 2531	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1977 of 2509	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1770 of 2380	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1789 of 2262	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2132 of 2395	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1965 of 2388	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2112 of 2374	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1894 of 2359	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1921 of 2213	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1911 of 2072	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2328 of 2542	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2266 of 2579	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2226 of 2531	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1934 of 2458	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1994 of 2369	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2068 of 2230	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2042 of 2534	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2141 of 2552	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2061 of 2538	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1699 of 2527	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1923 of 2407	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1927 of 2273	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.6	182 of 192	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1407 of 1566	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1270 of 1552	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	718 of 1531	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1132 of 1520	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1230 of 1537	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	986 of 1543	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1181 of 1555	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1054 of 1602	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1074 of 1496	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)65th percentile+40 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2024)5th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening27%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Overall4%-6 vs state

Writing4%-13 vs state

Reading4%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Winters Middle	Public	6-8	425 Anderson Ave.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6130	367	19	19.8	60.5%	98 (26.7%)	5 (1.4%)	246 (67.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	21.3	2175^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		22	2173^rd of 2783 public middle schools	21.9%	2		0.0	3.9		20.0	26.9		0.0	3.9		0.0	3.9	18.7	18.7	31.8	28.0	18.1	26.4	17.8	24.0	13.3	18.3	$17,718	$1,737	$15,981
John Knight Middle	Public	6-8	455 East A St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6350	634	26	24.3	69.4%	149 (23.5%)	18 (2.8%)	403 (63.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.4%)	24.1	2050^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		31.6	1746^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.3%	304													19.6	19.6	19.1	30.5	31.5	27.0	18.6	17.7	28.2	21.4	$12,730	$1,269	$11,461
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High	Public	7-9	2121 Calaveras Ave.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5430	524	27	19.3	22.1%	260 (49.6%)	15 (2.9%)	139 (26.5%)	48 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.3%)	91.6	234^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.5%		93.6	195^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	39													53.5	53.5		74.7	67.5	71.2		71.8	62.3	67.2	$22,704	$1,099	$21,605
Willis Jepson Middle	Public	7-8	580 Elder St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6280	954	46	20.8	51.5%	360 (37.7%)	35 (3.7%)	400 (41.9%)	54 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	97 (10.2%)	43.5	1383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.9%		42.1	1391^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.0%	8													20.9	20.9		52.5	44.2	48.4		30.6	23.4	27.0	$15,000	$1,229	$13,771
Esparto Middle	Public	6-8	26058 Country Road 21A	Esparto	95627	Yolo County	Esparto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 787-4151	241	11	22.8	80.9%	38 (15.8%)	5 (2.1%)	180 (74.7%)	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	37.9	1548^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.9%		22.4	2153^rd of 2783 public middle schools	22.6%	605													38.3	38.3	26.9	37.7	62.0	42.3	17.5	11.5	23.5	17.6	$20,692	$2,083	$18,609
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High	Public	7-9	1220 Drexel Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5445	588	31	19.2	24.5%	257 (43.7%)	16 (2.7%)	94 (16.0%)	154 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.5%)	95.3	143^rd of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%		94.4	175^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	32													66.8	66.8		74.1	73.1	73.6		71.3	81.1	76.4	$17,797	$1,064	$16,733
Lee Middle	Public	7-8	520 West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-0251	575	32	17.8	75.1%	103 (17.9%)	5 (0.9%)	407 (70.8%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.6%)	34.1	1676^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.3%		28.5	1880^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.4%	204	9.4	3.3	6.5	15.6	20.0	17.7	15.6	0.0	8.1	3.1	3.3	3.2	24.3	24.3		39.1	37.7	38.4		26.1	20.0	22.8	$10,083	$3,314	$6,769
Douglass Middle	Public	7-8	525 Granada Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-2191	768	39	19.5	73.7%	124 (16.1%)	7 (0.9%)	537 (69.9%)	64 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.5%)	49.3	1196^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.7%		41.7	1406^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.5%	210	6.3	6.6	6.5	19.0	7.9	13.6	20.3	9.2	14.8	5.1	7.9	6.5	27.3	27.3		50.4	47.7	49.1		34.5	26.7	30.5	$10,563	$3,782	$6,781
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High	Public	7-9	4000 East Covell Blvd.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5330	533	26	20.1	43.5%	207 (38.8%)	27 (5.1%)	173 (32.5%)	82 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.3%)	75.6	573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.2%		75.3	580^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.2%	7													44.7	44.7		60.4	55.6	57.9		51.0	45.6	48.2	$19,190	$1,085	$18,105
Golden West Middle	Public	7-8	2651 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8240	746	32	23.0	46.6%	164 (22.0%)	110 (14.7%)	225 (30.2%)	124 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	117 (15.7%)	55.3	1021^st of 2761 public middle schools	63.0%		56.1	991^st of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	30													27.8	27.8		55.1	46.4	50.7		42.4	30.7	36.5	$14,704	$1,934	$12,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Winters Middle

How many students attend Winters Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Winters Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Winters Middle?

Students at Winters Middle are 67% Hispanic, 27% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Winters Middle attend?

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

What district is Winters Middle in?

Winters Joint Unified

Is Winters Middle a good school?

Winters Middle ranks in the bottom 21.2% of California middle schools.

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