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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Winfield Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROWN POINT COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180249000300
Winfield Elementary School
13128 Montgomery St, Crown Point, IN 46307 · (219) 663-2287 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
96 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
72.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Elementary School
Winfield Elementary School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Elementary School this school | 658 | 14.6% | 60.5% |
| Kolling Elementary School Saint John | 529 | 14.9% | 60.5% |
| Red Cedars Elementary Cedar Lake | 666 | 19.8% | 57.5% |
| Lake Street Elementary School Crown Point | 559 | 14.7% | 70.4% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School Crown Point | 494 | 14.0% | 65.3% |
| Jerry Ross Elementary School Crown Point | 650 | 21.2% | 65.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #158 of 983 | #12 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #86 of 986 | #9 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #189 of 986 | #13 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #112 of 1,079 | #8 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #915 of 991 | #54 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #418 of 996 | #39 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #1,026 of 1,058 | #68 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.8% | #65 of 353 | #6 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
658
+191 (+41%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 658 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 15% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 34.8 | 17.6:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 29.3 | 19.1:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 16% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 4% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 26 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winfield Elementary School.
About Winfield Elementary School
Winfield Elementary School is a public high-enrollment elementary school in Crown Point, Indiana. It serves 658 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.
The 10 schools of Crown Point Community School Corp, including Winfield Elementary School, enroll 9,147 students.
At Winfield Elementary School, White students make up 65% of the student body. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Lake County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Winfield Elementary School is 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 15% of students, or 96, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lake County average 47%.
The model predicts 65.2% for a school in Indiana with Winfield Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Winfield Elementary School posts 60.5%.
Among Lake County residents, the median household income is $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winfield Elementary School is one of 121 public schools in the county.
Jerry Ross Elementary School is the closest public school, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Winfield Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Winfield Elementary School had 467 students in 2020-21 and 658 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crown Point Community School Corp
- Crown Point High SchoolHigh · 3,038 students
- Robert Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Lake Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Other schools in Crown Point
- Crown Point High SchoolHigh · 3,038 students
- Robert Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Lake Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Other Winfield Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Winfield Elementary. Winfield Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Winfield ElementaryWestminster, MD · 724 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolWinfield, WV · 534 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolWinfield, AL · 499 students
- Winfield ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 447 students
- Winfield ElementaryWinton, CA · 444 students
Nearby schools
- Jerry Ross Elementary School2.3 mi · 650
- Porter Lakes Elementary School2.9 mi · 552
- Boone Grove High School4.5 mi · 467
- Hebron Elementary School5.1 mi · 462
- Hebron Middle School5.1 mi · 227
- Hebron High School5.3 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Winfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Winfield Elementary School?
Winfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Winfield Elementary School serve?
Winfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Winfield Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Winfield Elementary School.
How diverse is Winfield Elementary School?
Winfield Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Winfield Elementary School?
Winfield Elementary School is overseen by Crown Point Community School Corp in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.