Winfield Elementary School

Winfield Elementary School is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Winfield, Alabama, run under Winfield City, teacheing 499 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Winfield City runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,204 students. Winfield Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Winfield Elementary School shows that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at Winfield Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Winfield Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.9%; Winfield Elementary School posts 71.8%, +26.9 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $50,088, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Winfield Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 4,506 students).

Nearest neighbor: Winfield Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winfield Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.7%.

Winfield Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winfield Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 506 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 91% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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