Winfield Elementary School

Winfield Elementary School is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Winfield, Iowa, one of the schools within Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District, serveing 182 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 325.

Within Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 380 students, Winfield Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Winfield Elementary School records that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest looks like 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Henry County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Winfield Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Winfield Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Henry County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Winfield Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.6%, the actual is 66.5%, a residual of +2.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Henry County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,436 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Henry County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,230 students), Winfield Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winfield Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 67.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winfield Elementary School has shrank 9%, going from 199 students in 2018 to 182 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Winfield Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.