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Enrollment
376
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTERFIELD VENTURE ACADEMY·NCES 390030204839
Winterfield Venture Academy
305 Wenz Rd, Toledo, OH 43615 · (419) 531-3285 · Lucas County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Ohio public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
35.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.1pp since 2021
Math
20.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 29.2% |
| 2021-22 | 37.5% | 25.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Winterfield Venture Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,427 of 1,569 ▼ 62 | #59 of 80 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,331 of 1,569 ▼ 11 | #46 of 80 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #234 of 1,514 | #12 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #935 of 1,808 | #38 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.0:1 | #1 of 1,582 | #1 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #666 of 1,590 | #57 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #140 of 992 | #5 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-165 (-30%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 47 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 27.5 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 500 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 98% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 29 | 20.9:1 | 85% (517) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winterfield Venture Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (512 to 376); teachers up 88% (25 to 47).
About Winterfield Venture Academy
Winterfield Venture Academy is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Toledo, Ohio. It had 376 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8.
Winterfield Venture Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 74% of those enrolled at Winterfield Venture Academy. The remaining shares are 16% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Lucas County's population at about 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.0:1. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Winterfield Venture Academy outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider Lucas County area, median household income comes to about $62,224, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Lucas County counts 143 public schools with about 73,839 students.
The closest school to Winterfield Venture Academy is Keyser Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Winterfield Venture Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment decreased 30% over 4 years, reaching 376 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.0:1 to 8.0:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Winterfield Venture Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
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- Toledo School For The ArtsHigh · 750 students
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- Keyser Elementary School0.7 mi · 306
- The Autism Academy Of Learning1.1 mi · 53
- Victory Academy of Toledo1.2 mi · 111
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- Reynolds Elementary School1.3 mi · 336
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Frequently asked questions
About Winterfield Venture AcademyHow large is Winterfield Venture Academy?
Winterfield Venture Academy enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Winterfield Venture Academy serve?
Winterfield Venture Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Winterfield Venture Academy?
Approximately 8.0:1 students per teacher at Winterfield Venture Academy.
How diverse is Winterfield Venture Academy?
Winterfield Venture Academy reports a student body of 5% White, 6% Hispanic, 74% Black, 16% Two or more.
Is Winterfield Venture Academy public or private?
Winterfield Venture Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Winterfield Venture Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.