Winona Middle School
Public middle school in Winona, Texas · Winona ISD · Grades 6–8
Winona Middle School serves 265 students in grades 6–8 in Winona (Smith County). It is one of 3 schools in Winona ISD. By enrollment it is the 1442nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 22.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Winona ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484623005825 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Winona ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 265 | 1,166 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.3% | 87.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Winona Middle School in context
Size
Winona Middle School is the only middle school in Winona ISD. Its 265 students are 22.7% of the district's 1,166. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 12.7 miles away and have a median of 685 students, so Winona Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 99 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 81, against an average of 88 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 85 in grade 6 and 81 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 37% of enrollment, about the same share as across Winona ISD (36.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.9% across Winona ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Winona Middle School has 22.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 265 students would have about 18.4 teachers, so Winona Middle School has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Big Sandy Junior High School, 7.8 miles away in Big Sandy ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 37% |
| Hispanic | 36.6% |
| Black | 21.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 85 |
| Grade 7 | 99 |
| Grade 8 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
611 Wildcat Dr., Winona, TX 75792
Phone: (903)939-4040
Website: winonaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Winona Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Junior High School | Big Sandy ISD | 7.8 mi | 138 | 8.3 | 58% |
| Moore Middle School | Tyler ISD | 12.0 mi | 1,019 | 15.6 | 81% |
| W L Kissam Intermediate School | Chapel Hill ISD | 12.5 mi | 675 | 14 | 83.1% |
| Boulter Middle School | Tyler ISD | 12.7 mi | 901 | 16.3 | 88.5% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 12.8 mi | 426 | 11.1 | 81.7% |
| E J Moss Intermediate School | Lindale ISD | 12.9 mi | 1,082 | 14.3 | 46.1% |
| Lindale Junior High School | Lindale ISD | 12.9 mi | 695 | 14.9 | 44.6% |
| Sabine Middle School | Sabine ISD | 13.8 mi | 266 | 13.3 | 45.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Winona ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 582 |
| Winona High School | High | 9–12 | 319 |