Winship Middle

Winship Middle is a middle school of low-enrollment scale in Eureka, California, overseen by Eureka City Schools, hosting 413 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

Eureka City Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,462 students; Winship Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Winship Middle lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Asian, 5% Native American. By comparison, Humboldt County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Winship Middle records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Winship Middle is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 44.3%; Winship Middle posts 28.4%, -15.9 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Humboldt County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winship Middle is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

The closest other public school is Glen Paul, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winship Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winship Middle has ticked up 10%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 413 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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