Winship Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Eureka, California

Winship Middle in Eureka, California enrolled 413 students in 2024-25 with 21.8 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22-26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%

400 students in 2022-23, 409 students in 2023-24, 413 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.7 to 21.8.

Students enrolled at Winship Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234002023-244092024-25413
Students enrolled at Winship Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234002023-244092024-25413
Students enrolled at Winship Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234002023-244092024-25413
Students enrolled at Winship Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234002023-244092024-25413
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340017.722.7
2023-2440917.523.4
2024-2541321.819.0

19.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Winship Middle 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWinship Middle 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Winship Middle 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWinship Middle 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Winship Middle 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWinship Middle 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Winship Middle 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWinship Middle 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 420 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Winship Middle enrolled 420 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 420 of the 420 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions53
  • Chronically absent32.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.9% of students were White, 24.7% Hispanic, 10.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White47.9%
  2. Hispanic24.7%
  3. Two or more races10.4%
  4. Asian9.9%
  5. American Indian5.1%
  6. Black1.0%
  7. Pacific Islander1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Winship Middle scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222‑26%29‑32%45%
Math, 2022-2315%22‑26% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Eureka

4 public middle schools in Eureka report 2024-25 enrollment; Winship Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Catherine L. Zane Middle41720.362.1%
Winship Middle41319.057.9%
South Bay Elementary14123.574.5%
Freshwater Charter Middle5125.539.2%

All public schools in Eureka →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Winship Middle

  1. Catherine L. Zane MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 417 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Freshwater Charter MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 51 students, 25.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Winship Middle with Catherine L. Zane MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Eureka City Schools spends per student$16,119 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,119
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaWinship Middle is the number 1,059 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,059 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.19.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Winship Middle

  1. How many students attend Winship Middle?
    413 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 400 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Eureka, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Winship Middle?
    19.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Winship Middle a Title I school?
    Winship Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Winship Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Winship Middle scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Winship Middle in?
    Eureka City Schools, NCES district ID 0600052. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060005213158 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22