Enrollment
361
Middle
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINFIELD CITY·NCES 010354000343
Winfield Middle School
481 Apple Ave, Winfield, AL 35594 · (205) 487-6901 · Marion County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Alabama public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
157 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 25% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Winfield Middle School→Winfield High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winfield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
50.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Winfield Middle School
Winfield Middle School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Middle School this school | 361 | 43.5% | 60.1% |
| Marbury Middle School Marbury | 422 | 40.3% | 41.0% |
| Bankhead Middle School Cordova | 298 | 44.3% | 50.6% |
| Good Hope Middle School Cullman | 378 | 43.9% | 45.3% |
| Priceville Junior High School Decatur | 483 | 38.9% | 68.1% |
| Glencoe Middle School Glencoe | 272 | 47.4% | 48.1% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Winfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #46 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #33 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #25 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #181 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #102 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #223 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #210 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #136 of 151 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 20.6 | 17.5:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | 59% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 20.1 | 18.9:1 | 59% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 20.6 | 18.0:1 | 47% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 45% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 45% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 14 | 21.7:1 | 34% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (370 to 361); teachers unchanged (20.6 to 20.6).
About Winfield Middle School
Winfield Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Winfield, Alabama. The school's 361 students are in grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students each.
Winfield Middle School is in Winfield City, a district with 1,204 students across 3 schools.
White students are the large majority at Winfield Middle School, with 90% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Black and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Winfield Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The school reports 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.5 students per teacher. Middle schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 43% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 55%.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Winfield Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Winfield Middle School is 7.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.1% actual, 52.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Federal survey data for Marion County show that median household income is about $50,088, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winfield Middle School is among the 14 public schools in Marion County.
Winfield Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Winfield Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Winfield Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 388 in 2020-21 and 361 in 2024-25, a decrease of 27 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Winfield High SchoolHigh · 344 students
Other schools in Winfield
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Winfield High SchoolHigh · 344 students
Other Winfield Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Winfield Middle. Winfield Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Winfield Middle SchoolWinfield, WV · 552 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolWinfield, KS · 456 students
- WINFIELD MIDDLEWINFIELD, MO · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Winfield Elementary School0.4 mi · 499
- Winfield High School0.8 mi · 344
- Guin Elementary School6.5 mi · 308
- Marion County High School6.6 mi · 223
- Brilliant School7.1 mi · 258
- Hubbertville School8.2 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Winfield Middle SchoolHow many students attend Winfield Middle School?
Winfield Middle School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Winfield Middle School serve?
Winfield Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Winfield Middle School have?
Winfield Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Winfield Middle School?
Student demographics at Winfield Middle School are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Winfield Middle School in?
Winfield Middle School is part of Winfield City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.