WINFIELD MIDDLE

As a compact junior high in WINFIELD, Missouri, WINFIELD MIDDLE enrolls 317 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by WINFIELD R-IV. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 461.

Across the 4 schools in WINFIELD R-IV (1,577 students total), WINFIELD MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WINFIELD MIDDLE records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WINFIELD MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 50.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,278 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WINFIELD MIDDLE is one of 22 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 9,367 students).

WINFIELD HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WINFIELD MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.7%.

WINFIELD MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the WINFIELD MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.