Summary:
The Winnsboro Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single middle school, Winnsboro J H, which enrolls 324 students in grades 6 through 8 and has maintained a consistent 3-star state rating over the past three years, though its percentile rank has slipped slightly from the 65th to the 59th percentile.
The school's most remarkable strength is its advanced math program: in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.31% of 8th graders taking Algebra I were proficient, nearly double the state average of 47.01%. This stands in stark contrast to the school's general math performance, where 7th-grade math proficiency was just 20.93% compared to the state's 29.41%, and 8th-grade math was 41.6% versus the state's 47.24%. The school also consistently outperforms the state in 8th-grade Social Studies, and 6th-grade math and reading scores are above state averages. However, 7th grade appears to be the most challenging year, with reading also falling below the state benchmark.
With a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, the school has the potential for individualized attention, which is especially valuable given that 64.2% of students are economically disadvantaged. The school spends $9,024 per student and has a very low dropout rate of 0.4%. While the school shows resilience and pockets of excellence—particularly in advanced math and social studies—the persistent weakness in 7th-grade math and a slight downward trend in overall ranking suggest that strategic focus on core instruction for the general student population could help reverse the decline and build on its strengths.
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