Winters High School is the only comprehensive secondary school serving grades 9 through 12 in the Winters Joint Unified School District. Enrollment in the regular program, as reported to CBEDS for the 2005/06 school year, was 629 students, a slight increase over the prior four year average. In addition, 53 students were enrolled in our Independent Study program for a total of 682. Although there have been a number of new houses built recently, and more development is projected, no growth is projected for the next few years. The expected beginning enrollment for 2006/07 is approximately 605 students in the regular program.

The instructional program at Winters High School is changing with the times as well. In 1998/99 we instituted a new schedule wherein students can take up to eight classes of 90 minutes each over a two day cycle. This block schedule has allowed our teachers to employ more diverse instructional strategies, particularly those which allow students to apply learning in more meaningful ways within the instructional period. In addition, all seniors are required to do a culminating project as a graduation requirement. Each student identifies an area of interest to pursue, and with the guidance of an advisor and a mentor, creates a Senior Project including a portfolio, product and presentation.