Windsor Middle

Located at 9500 Brooks Rd. South, in Windsor, California, Windsor Middle is an average-sized middle school that caters to 736 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Windsor Unified.

Within Windsor Unified, which oversees 8 schools and 4,669 students, Windsor Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Windsor Middle reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% White, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Windsor Middle has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at Windsor Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Windsor Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.7%; actual is 36.4%, a gap of -15.2 points.

In the broader community, Sonoma County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,674, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sonoma County runs 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), of which Windsor Middle is one.

Brooks Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Windsor Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Windsor Middle's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 846 (now 736). The White share of enrollment decreased from 49% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.