Winters Joint Unified has four ranked public schools. Percentiles by stage, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025): Compass Charter School of Yolo, 41st at elementary and 61st at middle; Shirley Rominger Intermediate, 17th at elementary; Winters Middle, 10th at middle; Winters High, 36th at high.
Percentile among California schools at the same level
Strong75th+
Solid50–74th
Developing25–49th
Needs Supportbelow 25th
Not scored
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Elementary schools
Which elementary schools in Winters Joint Unified score highest?
Compass Charter School of Yolo’s 41st percentile means it scored higher than 41 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Winters Joint Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Which middle schools in Winters Joint Unified score highest?
Compass Charter School of Yolo’s 61st percentile means it scored higher than 61 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Winters Joint Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Winters Joint Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Winters Joint Unified spent $20,034 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Winters Joint Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction56%
Instruction support15%
Student services11%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$11.3 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 43 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 34% of its $33.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 153 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
The money is spread out. No action gets more than 14%, and the three largest, School Year Expanded Learning Program, Counseling Services and Smaller Class Sizes, take 29% between them. The plan itself puts 86% of it toward staff.
School Year Expanded Learning Program $1.5 million
Counseling Services $970,051
Smaller Class Sizes $790,000
40 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
8 of the plan’s 43 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $323,000
Math $55,000
Catch-up help $280,000
English learners $369,000
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Reading Intervention Support$280,000
K-5 Dual Language Immersion Program$233,000
English Learner Specialist$100,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $4.8 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $4.3 million and estimates it spent $4.8 million, $0.5 million (10%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$4.8 million spent (estimated)$4.3 million planned
What changed
The total is $906,322 (9%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Counseling Services, which went from $631,531 to $970,051.
Largest cuts
Athletic Stipends and Transportation−$139,112
Community School Services−$90,000
English Learner Specialist−$54,877
Largest increases
Counseling Services+$338,520
Summer Expanded Learning Program+$224,384
Specialist Services+$174,747
New in the 2026–27 plan
CTE Pathway Staff and Stipends$463,000
Arts Education Support$448,500
College and Career Preparation Support Position and Initiatives$161,000
Ask: What did Athletic Stipends and Transportation pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $139,112 less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
20 in 100
19 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 1
3.3%
3.4%
up 0.1 pts
Goal 4 tracks named schools and Goal 3 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
School Year Expanded Learning Program · $1,530,804
Counseling Services · $970,051
Smaller Class Sizes · $790,000
The full plan4 goals, 44 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($11.3 million).
Where does the money go?
54% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1School environments and climates are safe, welcoming, and inclusive places that support all students’ success…$3.0 million27% of action budgets
“School environments and climates are safe, welcoming, and inclusive places that support all students’ success and wellness” p. 22 ↗
12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.7 million (+$370,139)
Largest funded actions
Counseling Services$970,051action 1.6 · p. 108 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $693,051 is state funding counted toward those services
Smaller Class Sizes$790,000action 1.1 · p. 108 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Instructional Aides for Kindergarten$222,500action 1.14 · p. 109 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Common Core Materials$210,000action 1.2 · p. 108 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $80,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Behavior Support Services$190,959action 1.5 · p. 108 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
7 more funded actions in this goal
Athletic Stipends and Transportation · action 1.9 · p. 109 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$175,000
Community School Services · action 1.7 · p. 108 ↗$135,000
Activity Stipends · action 1.8 · p. 108 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$103,500
New Teacher Induction Program · action 1.13 · p. 109 ↗$60,500
SEL School Block Grants · action 1.3 · p. 108 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$10,000
Educational Equity Professional Development · action 1.10 · p. 109 ↗$7,500
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Counseling Services+$338,520$631,531 → $970,051 · p. 108 ↗
Athletic Stipends and Transportation−$139,112$314,112 → $175,000 · p. 109 ↗
Smaller Class Sizes+$94,750$695,250 → $790,000 · p. 108 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Instructional Aides for Kindergarten · $211,260 → $222,500 · p. 109 ↗+$11,240
Common Core Materials · $230,153 → $210,000 · p. 108 ↗−$20,153
Behavior Support Services · $191,000 → $190,959 · p. 108 ↗−$41
Student Technology Replacement Cycle · $150,000 · p. 109 ↗new or renamed
Community School Services · $225,000 → $135,000 · p. 108 ↗−$90,000
Activity Stipends · $71,565 → $103,500 · p. 108 ↗+$31,935
New Teacher Induction Program · $65,000 → $60,500 · p. 109 ↗−$4,500
SEL School Block Grants · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 108 ↗unchanged
Educational Equity Professional Development · $10,000 → $7,500 · p. 109 ↗−$2,500
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 13 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 22 ↗.
Goal 2All students are engaged in school experiences that enhance their learning and growth$6.1 million54% of action budgets
16 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.3 million (+$779,306) · p. 38 ↗
Largest funded actions
School Year Expanded Learning Program$1.5 millionaction 2.10 · p. 110 ↗
Home to School Transportation$0.7 millionaction 2.16 · p. 110 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Specialist Services$0.5 millionaction 2.13 · p. 110 ↗
Summer Expanded Learning Program$0.5 millionaction 2.11 · p. 110 ↗
Speech Pathology Services$0.5 millionaction 2.14 · p. 110 ↗
11 more funded actions in this goal
Special Education Transportation · action 2.17 · p. 110 ↗$0.5 million
Arts Education Support · action 2.9 · p. 110 ↗$0.4 million
Nursing Services · action 2.18 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $121,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
Rural Special Education Collaborative and Adult Living Skills Program · action 2.12 · p. 110 ↗$0.3 million
Instructional Coach and Elementary Support TOSA · action 2.5 · p. 109 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $212,800 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
TK-12 Music Program · action 2.8 · p. 110 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Supplemental Professional Development · action 2.6 · p. 110 ↗$0.1 million
EL Instructional Materials · action 2.3 · p. 109 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Math Framework PD, Pathway Design, & Curriculum Pilot · action 2.2 · p. 109 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Educating ELs & Multilingual Learners PD · action 2.7 · p. 110 ↗under $0.1 million
Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC) and PD · action 2.1 · p. 109 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Summer Expanded Learning Program+$224,384$279,616 → $504,000 · p. 110 ↗
Specialist Services+$174,747$365,253 → $540,000 · p. 110 ↗
Speech Pathology Services+$147,831$352,169 → $500,000 · p. 110 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
School Year Expanded Learning Program · $1.5 million → $1.5 million · p. 110 ↗−$8,350
Home to School Transportation · $665,100 → $735,000 · p. 110 ↗+$69,900
Special Education Transportation · $509,861 → $480,000 · p. 110 ↗−$29,861
Arts Education Support · $448,500 · p. 110 ↗new or renamed
Nursing Services · $347,804 → $410,000 · p. 111 ↗+$62,196
Rural Special Education Collaborative and Adult Living Skills Program · $351,601 → $309,500 · p. 110 ↗−$42,101
Instructional Coach and Elementary Support TOSA · $299,033 → $278,150 · p. 109 ↗−$20,883
TK-12 Music Program · $231,208 → $230,000 · p. 110 ↗−$1,208
Supplemental Professional Development · $57,000 → $65,000 · p. 110 ↗+$8,000
EL Instructional Materials · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 109 ↗unchanged
Math Framework PD, Pathway Design, & Curriculum Pilot · $6,000 → $15,000 · p. 109 ↗+$9,000
Educating ELs & Multilingual Learners PD · $9,000 → $6,000 · p. 110 ↗−$3,000
Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC) and PD · $5,000 → $3,000 · p. 109 ↗−$2,000
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 14 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 38 ↗.
Goal 3All students achieve academic success in a broad course of study and demonstrate college, career, and civic readiness$2.2 million19% of action budgets
15 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.4 million (−$243,123) · p. 61 ↗
Largest funded actions
CTE Pathway Staff and Stipends$463,000action 3.7 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $330,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Additional Library Services$328,000action 3.11 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Reading Intervention Support$280,000action 3.10 · p. 111 ↗
K-5 Dual Language Immersion Program$233,000action 3.16 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
AVID Program$211,500action 3.5 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $175,000 is state funding counted toward those services
10 more funded actions in this goal
College and Career Access Pathways (Dual Enrollment) · action 3.4 · p. 111 ↗$209,300
College and Career Preparation Support Position and Initiatives · action 3.3 · p. 111 ↗$161,000
Graduate Profile Implementation · action 3.12 · p. 112 ↗$115,000
English Learner Specialist · action 3.8 · p. 111 ↗$100,000
Reading/Math Diagnostic & Instruction Programs · action 3.13 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $28,000 is state funding counted toward those services$40,000
AP Test Fees · action 3.6 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$25,000
Student Assessment, Data Management, & Reporting System · action 3.14 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$12,500
Multi-Tiered System of Support and Coordination of Services · action 3.1 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$10,000
Secondary Cross-Disciplinary Dually Identified Student Inquiry Team · action 3.9 · p. 111 ↗$10,000
College Career Readiness Elementary and Middle School Block Grants · action 3.2 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$7,500
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
K-5 Dual Language Immersion Program+$110,861$122,139 → $233,000 · p. 112 ↗
English Learner Specialist−$54,877$154,877 → $100,000 · p. 111 ↗
AVID Program+$36,500$175,000 → $211,500 · p. 111 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
CTE Pathway Staff and Stipends · $463,000 · p. 111 ↗new or renamed
AP Test Fees · $20,000 → $25,000 · p. 111 ↗+$5,000
Student Assessment, Data Management, & Reporting System · $12,000 → $12,500 · p. 112 ↗+$500
Multi-Tiered System of Support and Coordination of Services · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 111 ↗unchanged
Secondary Cross-Disciplinary Dually Identified Student Inquiry Team · $5,000 → $10,000 · p. 111 ↗+$5,000
College Career Readiness Elementary and Middle School Block Grants · $7,500 → $7,500 · p. 111 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 12 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 61 ↗.
Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy the end of the 2026-2027 school year, Wolfskill Career Readiness Academy (CRA) will enhance students'…$00% of action budgets
“By the end of the 2026-2027 school year, Wolfskill Career Readiness Academy (CRA) will enhance students' social-emotional competencies and academic performance through supplemental evidence-based social emotional learning curriculum and additional content area instructional support delivered by highly qualified educators. This will be measured by: • a 5% annual increase in students meeting or exceeding standards on the ELA and Mathematics CAASPP • a 4% annual decrease in the student suspension rate for all students • a.5.5% annual decrease in the student suspension rate for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students • a 5% annual improvement in English Learners (ELs) making progress toward English Language proficiency or maintaining the highest level on the ELPAC [a majority of Wolfskill CRA ELs are Long-Term ELs (LTELs] • maintaining a 0% expulsion rate” p. 80 ↗
No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $0 (unchanged)
How the plan measures it · 5 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 80 ↗.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 2,025 students
1Hispanic or Latino56%
2White36%
3Two or more races4%
4Black or African American1%
5Asian1%
6Filipino<1%
7American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
56%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 902 of 1,618 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Winters Joint Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 41% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (120 of 294 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Winters Joint Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Compass Charter School of Yolo, 41st percentile (Developing). Middle: Compass Charter School of Yolo, 61st percentile (Solid). High: Winters High, 36th percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Winters Joint Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (4)
Are the public schools in Winters Joint Unified good?
Winters Joint Unified’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 17th to the 41st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Winters Joint Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 10th to the 61st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. Winters Joint Unified has one public high school we score, Winters High, at the 36th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How much does Winters Joint Unified spend per student?
Winters Joint Unified spent $20,034 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Winters Joint Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Winters Joint Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $11.3 million into 43 funded actions in 4 goals, 34% of its $33.8 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $6.1 million, 54% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Winters Joint Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.