Winfield Elementary

Winfield Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Baltimore, Maryland, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools, educateing 447 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools in total, collectively educating 110,872 students. Winfield Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Winfield Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 80%; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Winfield Elementary logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 71% of students at Winfield Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Baltimore County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Winfield Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Baltimore County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Baltimore County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), Winfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Windsor Mill Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winfield Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.1%.

Winfield Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winfield Elementary has edged down 9%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 90% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.