Winfield Elementary School

Winfield Elementary School is an elementary-level community of high-enrollment scale in Crown Point, Indiana, part of Crown Point Community School Corp, works with 658 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Winfield Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Crown Point Community School Corp, a district that caters to 9,147 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Winfield Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Winfield Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Lake County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Winfield Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lake County runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), of which Winfield Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Jerry Ross Elementary School, roughly 2.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Winfield Elementary School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Winfield Elementary School's enrollment has rose 28% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 658). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 65%. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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