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Schools in Winters · Winters Independent School District

Winters’s public schools score below 60% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Winters, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
47%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 3 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 28% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
548 students on the public path
In brief

Winters’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 550 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winters’s, its schools beat 46%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,382 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Winters J H, then Winters H S. 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 scores

C+: better than 40% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (550)Better than 46%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 276 test results could put Winters anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Winters’s students in the tested grades sat them (280 in math, 271 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
PK–6Winters ElWinters Independent School DistrictB−
7–8Winters J HWinters Independent School DistrictC−
9–12Winters H SWinters Independent School DistrictC+

Winters’s public schools are run by Winters Independent 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 Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 552 students · 11.0 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,382TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 271 students tested
Math38%
State average 40.9% · 280 students tested

Winters vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WintersC+Winters Independent

Every school in Winters

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

District schools in Wintersby address
Winters El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
334 students14:1Rate it →
Winters J H
Middle · Grades 7–8
C−
74 students8:1Rate it →
Winters H S
High · Grades 9–12
C+
140 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Winters’s schools

Are Winters’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winters children attend score below 60% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winters in?

Winters Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 552 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Winters kids go to high school?

Winters H S, with 140 students; its own test results earn a C+.

How much does Winters spend per student?

$16,382 in Winters Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. 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 Texas. Stars are from neighbors.