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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