Enrollment
189
Middle
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINFIELD SD 34·NCES 174272005191
Winfield Central School
0S150 Winfield Rd, Winfield, IL 60190 · (630) 909-4960 · DuPage County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
56 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56%
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
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winfield SD 34. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
189
+6 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.3:1
% White
60%
was 79%
% Hispanic
23%
was 11%
% Black
6%
was 4%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Winfield Central School
Winfield Central School is a middle-grades school of tight-knit scale in Winfield, Illinois, part of Winfield SD 34, caters to 189 students in grades 3 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 59% below typical.
Across the 2 schools in Winfield SD 34 (311 students total), Winfield Central School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Winfield Central School records that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 30% of students at Winfield Central School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Winfield Central School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.4%, the actual is 49.8%, a residual of -4.6 points.
Across the wider county, census data for DuPage County shows the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Winfield Central School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Winfield Primary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winfield Central School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winfield Central School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.0%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winfield Central School has grew 3%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 189 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 60% over that span.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winfield
- Pleasant Hill Elem SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Winfield Primary SchoolElementary · 122 students
- ELC Winfield Primary AnnexCombined
Nearby schools
- Winfield Primary School0.1 mi · 122
- Jefferson Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 302
- Indian Knoll Elem School1.3 mi · 375
- Monroe Middle School1.5 mi · 716
- Currier Elementary School1.8 mi · 359
- Emerson Elem School1.9 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Winfield Central SchoolHow large is Winfield Central School?
Winfield Central School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 03-08.
Is Winfield Central School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winfield Central School is a middle school covering grades 03-08.
How many teachers does Winfield Central School have?
Winfield Central School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Winfield Central School?
Student demographics at Winfield Central School are roughly 60% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Winfield Central School in?
Winfield Central School is part of Winfield SD 34.
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