What junior high does Winnie attend after moving away from Kevin in The Wonder Years?

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After moving away from Kevin, Winnie Cooper attends Lincoln Junior High in The Wonder Years.

Winnie’s family moves to a house four miles away shortly before summer break, separating her from Kevin’s neighborhood and school. Rather than ending their relationship, the move creates one of the show’s early long-distance storylines: Kevin and Winnie decide to remain together despite attending different schools.

Lincoln Junior High is Winnie's new school during this period, while Kevin continues at his own junior high. Their separation introduces new characters and romantic complications, including Winnie’s relationship with Roger and Kevin’s brief interest in Madeline Adams.

A common mix-up is to associate Winnie’s later school with McKinley High. After junior-high graduation, both Winnie and Kevin attend McKinley High. “Roosevelt Junior High” and “Kennedy Junior High” are distractors rather than schools identified in this storyline.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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