Summary:
The three public schools in the Winters Independent School District (Isd) in Winters, Texas, serve 548 students from Pre-K through 12th grade, with Winters Elementary (PK-6) housing the majority of students at 334, followed by Winters High School (9-12) with 140, and Winters J H (7-8) with just 74 students.
Winters High School is the standout school, showing consistent improvement from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and outperforming state averages in Biology (81.48% vs. 70.51%) and U.S. History (73.91% vs. 70.17%). It also boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, though it struggles with Algebra I (29.41% vs. 54.03% state). In contrast, Winters J H is the most challenged school, with a 1-star rating and critically low performance, including a 0% proficiency rate in 7th-grade math and just 9.38% in 8th-grade Social Studies. Winters Elementary shows mixed results, with 6th graders dramatically outperforming the state in Reading (72.41% vs. 53.52%) and Math (65.52% vs. 38.57%), but 3rd and 4th graders lagging behind state averages.
Key metrics reveal a spending disparity, with Winters High School spending $18,020 per student—nearly double the $9,850 spent at Winters J H—while both the high school and middle school share a favorable 8:1 student-teacher ratio. The district serves a population with significant economic need, with free/reduced lunch rates at 67.37% for the elementary school and 54.29% for the high school. A severe "middle school slump" is evident, as students transition from strong elementary performance to a steep decline in middle school, creating a unique opportunity for the district to study the successful 6th-grade cohort and apply those lessons to support students before they enter Winters J H.
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