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What's something Winship Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUREKA CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 060005213158
Winship Middle
2500 Cypress Ave., Eureka, CA 95503 · (707) 441-2487 · Humboldt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
244 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 38% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Winship Middle→Eureka Senior High
Based on grade levels within Eureka City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 30.1% | 26.8% | 31.3% |
| Math | 13.0% | 13.8% | 27.3% | 45.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 15.2% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 14.5% |
| 2020-21 | 26.9% | 18.3% |
| 2018-19 | 22.9% | 20.5% |
| 2017-18 | 22.8% | 9.2% |
| 2016-17 | 25.0% | 10.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Winship Middle
Winship Middle's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winship Middle this school | 413 | 59.1% | 30.6% |
| Catherine L. Zane Middle Eureka | 417 | 63.1% | 30.2% |
| Bear River Wheatland | 585 | 58.8% | 41.9% |
| Edwin Markham Middle Placerville | 431 | 63.3% | 36.5% |
| Norman L. Sullivan Middle Bonsall | 529 | 54.6% | 42.0% |
| Baechtel Grove Middle Willits | 331 | 60.4% | 11.7% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Winship Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #726 of 1,224 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #673 of 1,227 ▲ 75 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #664 of 1,227 ▲ 91 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.8pp | #19 of 1,214 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #1,067 of 1,377 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #311 of 1,279 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #178 of 1,278 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #843 of 1,329 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #99 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
+47 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 24.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 21.8 | 19.0:1 | 59% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 17.5 | 23.4:1 | 61% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 17.7 | 22.6:1 | 69% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 15 | 24.4:1 | 65% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 18.2 | 20.6:1 | 78% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 13 | 24.0:1 | 70% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winship Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (375 to 413); teachers up 20% (18.2 to 21.8).
About Winship Middle
Winship Middle runs as a small middle school in Eureka, California. School enrollment was 413 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Eureka City Schools oversees Winship Middle and 7 other schools, with 3,462 students in total.
White students form the largest group at Winship Middle, 48% of enrollment. Next come 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 5% Native American. That compares with about 72% White among all Humboldt County residents. By the diversity index, Winship Middle comes in at 69%.
The school reported 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 59%. That is close to the 60% average for public schools in Humboldt County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.9% for Winship Middle. The school posts 30.6%, 14.3 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Humboldt County show that median household income is about $61,160, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 92 public schools in Humboldt County, with a combined enrollment of about 17,319.
The nearest other public school, Glen Paul, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Winship Middle. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Winship Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Winship Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Winship Middle went from 366 students to 413. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.4:1 to 19.0:1.
Community posts for Winship Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eureka City Schools
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Catherine L. Zane MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Eureka
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Alder Grove Charter School 2Combined · 481 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Catherine L. Zane MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Northern United - Humboldt CharterCombined · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Paul0.1 mi · 128
- Cutten Elementary0.3 mi · 288
- Northern United - Humboldt Charter0.7 mi · 330
- Washington Elementary0.9 mi · 426
- Grant Elementary1.3 mi · 278
- Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court1.6 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Winship MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Winship Middle?
Winship Middle enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-08.
Is Winship Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winship Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Winship Middle have?
Winship Middle employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winship Middle?
At Winship Middle, the student body is approximately 48% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Winship Middle in?
Winship Middle is part of Eureka City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.