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Winton Middle

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Winton Middle ranks 1229 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 55% of California middle schools

Summary

Winton Middle in Winton, California, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 579 students in a local comparison group that includes schools of varying sizes and grade spans. Its clearest strength is its standing against nearby schools: in 2025–26, it had the highest all-grades results in ELA, math, and science, even though its scores remain below state and district averages.

Math is a particularly strong local result: Winton scored 35% compared with 26% at Weaver Middle, the nearest competitor in the supplied comparison. Winton also led in ELA, at 46% versus 44% at Bellevue Senior Elementary, and in science, at 26% versus 23% at Livingston Middle. But it has not caught up with the state or its district: its scores were 3 points below the state in ELA and math, and 10 points below in science; the gaps to its district were 1, 3, and 6 points, respectively. Grade 6 math stands out, matching the state level, while grade 8 math is 4 points below it.

ELA and math have improved since 2022–23, rising 7 points each, and their gaps to the state have narrowed; science increased only 2 points as the state gained 6, leaving Winton’s science gap wider. SchoolDigger places the school at the 55th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, up 9 percentile points from 2023–24; the nearby schools have 1–2 stars. In 2024–25, its student–teacher ratio was 22.7, below the nearby average of 24.1, and 92% of students were reported free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also show notably different results by group: English Language Learner Students ranked at the 86th percentile in 2023–24, while Special Education Students ranked at the 17th percentile in 2025–26, 38 points below the school’s overall percentile.

579

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,373

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6300 North Cypress Ave.
Winton, CA 95388-1477

(209) 357-6189

District: Winton

Students who attend Winton Middle usually attend:

High:

Atwater High

Feeder schools for Winton Middle:

Elementary:	Frank Sparkes Elementary
	Sybil N. Crookham Elementary
	Winfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.2%

White:

6.7%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

California avg42%

1,229^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

391^st of 968Winton 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
2026	48.0	1229 of 2703	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	1256 of 2761	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	1492 of 2783	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1360 of 2781	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	1457 of 2740	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	536 of 894	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1107 of 2715	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	1117 of 2480	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	1113 of 2508	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.0	1218 of 2497	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.7	1346 of 2477	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.6	1304 of 2379	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.5	1341 of 2259	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.8	1076 of 2236	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	31.7	1523 of 2179	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	1253 of 2063	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.0	1434 of 2005	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1442 of 1999	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1403 of 1804	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	1284 of 1777	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.3	1284 of 1769	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.8	428 of 745	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	997 of 1531	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	173 of 354	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	520 of 1491	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	702 of 1369	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	202 of 1478	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	200 of 1521	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	207 of 1540	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	99 of 363	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	138 of 1442	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	66.1	242 of 1364	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	1200 of 2483	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	1126 of 2533	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	1377 of 2551	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	1110 of 2531	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1246 of 2509	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.6	440 of 738	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	1113 of 2380	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	1125 of 2262	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	772 of 2325	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	780 of 2395	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	958 of 2388	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	780 of 2374	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	928 of 2359	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	582 of 2213	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	596 of 2072	71.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	139 of 394	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	213 of 336	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	778 of 2493	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	833 of 2542	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	1153 of 2579	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	821 of 2531	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	928 of 2458	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	275 of 721	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	641 of 2369	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	667 of 2230	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	1110 of 2478	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	1252 of 2534	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	1399 of 2552	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1421 of 2538	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1448 of 2527	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	442 of 763	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	948 of 2407	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	969 of 2273	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	1320 of 1586	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1090 of 1566	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	781 of 1552	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	807 of 1531	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	915 of 1482	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	1080 of 1520	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1206 of 1537	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1044 of 1543	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	965 of 1555	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	658 of 1602	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	1030 of 1496	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2024)65th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2019)43rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	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
Winton Middle	Public	6-8	6300 North Cypress Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6189	579	25	22.7	92.1%	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	499 (86.2%)	33 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48	1229^th of 2703 public middle schools	54.5%		47.3	1256^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.5%	27																	26.3	26.3	46.2	47.5	45.2	46.3	37.5	35.7	32.3	35.2	$21,373	$20,082	$1,291
Atwater Senior Academy	Public	6-8	1800 Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6515	5	1	4.9	—	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						23.1				0.0
Mitchell Intermediate	Public	7-8	1753 Fifth St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6124	744	31	23.8	75.9%	97 (13.0%)	15 (2.0%)	577 (77.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	33	1689^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.5%		38.9	1520^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%	169																	19.4	19.4		45.1	41.8	43.5		23.5	22.7	23.1	$19,052	$17,048	$2,004
Bellevue Senior Elementary	Public	7-8	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	178	12	15.2	93.8%	8 (4.5%)	5 (2.8%)	161 (90.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	33	1688^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.6%		33.1	1712^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.0%	24																	21.2	21.2		39.8	48.8	44.4		20.5	21.2	20.8	$14,567	$12,890	$1,677
Livingston Middle	Public	6-8	101 F St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5450	809	36	22.7	76.3%	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	676 (83.6%)	98 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.4	2084^th of 2703 public middle schools	22.9%		22.5	2130^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%	46	4.4	0.0	4.9	3.2	11.6	14.0	11.5	12.3	7.3	19.3	3.3	9.6	0.0	0.0	4.9	1.6	23.0	23.0	35.9	28.1	30.5	31.7	18.3	17.5	16.0	17.3	$21,642	$21,130	$512
Rudolph Rivera Middle	Public	7-8	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	608	21	28.7	81.7%	60 (9.9%)	45 (7.4%)	368 (60.5%)	106 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	17	2318^th of 2703 public middle schools	14.2%		26.5	1942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%	376																	14.2	14.2		28.9	31.2	30.1		17.2	10.9	13.9	$23,442	$22,562	$880
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Public	7-8	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6330	624	21	30.1	58.5%	112 (17.9%)	32 (5.1%)	360 (57.7%)	75 (12.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)	30	1808^th of 2703 public middle schools	33.1%		43	1391^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.6%	417																	15.5	15.5		33.1	48.2	40.6		21.5	24.4	22.9	$22,126	$21,182	$944
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	760 West Eighth St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6687	607	22	27.2	91.6%	21 (3.5%)	35 (5.8%)	504 (83.0%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	15.2	2392^nd of 2703 public middle schools	11.5%		18.4	2299^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.7%	93																	15.6	15.6		26.3	28.7	27.5		11.6	12.8	12.2	$23,430	$22,158	$1,272
Delhi Middle	Public	7-8	16881 West Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2050	367	21	17.5	86.6%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (92.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.8	2283^rd of 2703 public middle schools	15.5%		18	2311^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.3%	28		7.7	1.6	5.0		32.1	7.9	21.3		20.5	6.4	14.2		7.7	0.0	4.3	13.6	13.6		32.6	27.3	30.0		22.1	7.4	14.9	$21,875	$20,730	$1,145
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	7-8	800 East 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6631	629	21	29.6	87.3%	102 (16.2%)	19 (3.0%)	459 (73.0%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	24.2	2003^rd of 2703 public middle schools	25.9%		25.8	1967^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.8%	36																	18.9	18.9		39.2	32.8	36.1		18.9	17.1	18.0	$21,503	$20,524	$979

Frequently Asked Questions about Winton Middle

Is Winton Middle a good school?

Winton Middle ranks 1229^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Winton Middle in?

Winton

What is the racial makeup of Winton Middle?

Students at Winton Middle are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Winton Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Winton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Winton Middle.

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