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What advice would you give to incoming students at Winfield Elementary School?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINFIELD CITY·NCES 010354001613
Winfield Elementary School
601 County Highway 14, Winfield, AL 35594 · (205) 487-2305 · Marion County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
268 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Winfield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
65.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
499
-7 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.6:1
% White
83%
was 91%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Winfield Elementary School
Winfield Elementary School is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Winfield, Alabama, run under Winfield City, teacheing 499 students in grades pre-K through 4.
Winfield City runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,204 students. Winfield Elementary School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Winfield Elementary School shows that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.
On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at Winfield Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Winfield Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.9%; Winfield Elementary School posts 71.8%, +26.9 points above that line.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $50,088, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Winfield Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 4,506 students).
Nearest neighbor: Winfield Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winfield Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.7%.
Winfield Elementary School operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winfield Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 506 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 91% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,184
Census ACS
Median income
$50,088
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winfield City
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Winfield High SchoolHigh · 344 students
Other schools in Winfield
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Winfield High SchoolHigh · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Winfield Middle School0.4 mi · 361
- Winfield High School0.4 mi · 344
- Guin Elementary School6.2 mi · 308
- Marion County High School6.3 mi · 223
- Brilliant School6.8 mi · 258
- Hubbertville School8.6 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Winfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Winfield Elementary School?
Winfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Winfield Elementary School serve?
Winfield Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winfield Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Winfield Elementary School?
Winfield Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Winfield Elementary School public or private?
Winfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winfield City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.