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B−

Winton School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Winton.

Winton’s School Grade B− better than 50% of California school districts

Students
1,807
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,494
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
The gist

What stands out about Winton School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Winton 11,797

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Winton. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Winton MiddleThis district
9–126 high schoolsMerced Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency28%
State average 33.1% · 1,213 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 46.7% · 1,213 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Merced Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,494 per student · 18% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 80%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,944’20
1,874’21
1,904’22
1,868’23
1,807’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 89%White 6%Asian 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Winfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Winton
C−
444 students22:1
Frank Sparkes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Winton
B−
422 students23:1
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Winton
C−
362 students21:1
Winton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winton
B−
579 students23:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Atwater Elementary School DistrictAtwater
$17,987per student
Merced Union High School DistrictAtwater
$18,331per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.