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Schools in Winters · Winters Joint Unified School District

Winters’s public schools score below 59% of California districts on tests and graduation

20% of students in Winters’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winters, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#615of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 12 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 13 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 9% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.0
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,615 students on the public path
In brief

Winters’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 458 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winters’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Winters’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,362 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Shirley Rominger Intermediate, then Winters Middle, then Winters High. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Winters’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 41% of California school districts, #615 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (458)Better than 19%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 791 test results and a graduating class of 152 could put Winters anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Winters’s students in the tested grades sat them (791 in math, 791 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winters, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Waggoner ElementaryWinters Joint Unified School DistrictNo scores
3–5Shirley Rominger IntermediateWinters Joint Unified School DistrictNo scores
6–8Winters MiddleWinters Joint Unified School DistrictNo scores
9–12Winters HighWinters Joint Unified School DistrictC+

Winters’s public schools are run by Winters Joint Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Winters Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,635 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 20.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,362CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 46.7% · 791 students tested
Math20%
State average 33.1% · 791 students tested

Winters vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Winters’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WintersC+Winters Joint Unified

Every school in Winters

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wintersby address
Waggoner Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2
406 students23:1Rate it →
Shirley Rominger Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5
363 students24:1Rate it →
Winters Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
367 students20:1Rate it →
Winters High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
479 students17:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Wolfskill High).

Questions about Winters’s schools

Are Winters’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winters children attend score below 59% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #615 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winters in?

Winters Joint Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,635 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Winters kids go to high school?

Winters High, with 479 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Winters’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Winters Joint Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Winters spend per student?

$19,362 in Winters Joint Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.