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Enrollment
743
High
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540120000937
Winfield High School
11268 Winfield Rd, Winfield, WV 25213 · (304) 586-3279 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 164 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 202 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 213 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 22% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 23% · 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
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
62.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
37.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Winfield High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #9 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #10 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #38 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #39 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #31 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #35 of 80 |
Ranked against other public high 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
743
-74 (-9%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 743 | 53.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 55.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 56 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 58 | 14.1:1 | 23% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 30% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 27% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 19% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 14% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winfield High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (849 to 743); teachers down 9% (59 to 53.5).
About Winfield High School
Winfield High School operates as a mid-sized high school in Winfield, West Virginia. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 743 students enrolled.
Winfield High School is one school in Putnam County Schools, a system of 23 schools with 8,518 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Winfield High School are White. Other students are 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Putnam County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Winfield High School scores 17%.
The school had 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for high schools in West Virginia.
In Putnam County, home to about 57,177 people, the median household earns about $79,527 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Winfield High School shares Putnam County with 22 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Winfield Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Winfield High School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Winfield High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
A 9% decrease took enrollment from 817 in 2020-21 to 743 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Winfield High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,177
Census ACS
Median income
$79,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Putnam County Schools
- Hurricane High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Hurricane Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- West Teays Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Winfield
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Eastbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other Winfield High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Winfield High. Winfield High School is the largest of the 4.
- Winfield HighWinfield, KS · 638 students
- WINFIELD HIGHWINFIELD, MO · 517 students
- Winfield High SchoolWinfield, AL · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Winfield Middle School0.6 mi · 552
- Hometown Elementary School0.9 mi · 58
- Winfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 534
- Putnam Career & Technical Center2.5 mi · 2
- George Washington Middle School2.6 mi · 291
- George Washington Elementary School2.6 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Winfield High SchoolHow large is Winfield High School?
Winfield High School enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Winfield High School serve?
Winfield High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winfield High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winfield High School is approximately 13.9:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winfield High School?
At Winfield High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Winfield High School in?
Winfield High School is part of Putnam County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.