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Winfield Elementary

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Winfield Elementary ranks 3603 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Winfield Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 444 students in the Winton district, which serves a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Winfield faces challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and particularly science that are lower than many nearby schools, including its higher-performing sister school, Frank Sparkes Elementary. The school's overall state ranking has recently declined. However, Winfield has shown notable historical strength in supporting its English Language Learner students, a significant area of expertise. A pressing concern is the school's performance with special education students, which is a critical area needing improvement.

When compared to schools in the neighboring Atwater Elementary district, such as Thomas Olaeta Elementary, Winfield has a higher rate of chronic student absenteeism, which can impact learning. The fact that Frank Sparkes Elementary achieves stronger academic results with similar resources suggests that targeted improvements in instruction and student engagement could help Winfield regain its previous standing.

444

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,202

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6981 Chestnut Ln.
Winton, CA 95388

(209) 357-6891

District: Winton

Students who attend Winfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winton Middle
High:	Atwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

5.0%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,603^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Winton

593^rd of 1,543Winton among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3603 of 5857	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3582 of 5869	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	2842 of 5859	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	3063 of 5883	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1048 of 1417	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2699 of 5789	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	3470 of 5662	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	2757 of 5692	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	2482 of 5614	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.0	3625 of 5611	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	2697 of 5530	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	21.6	4548 of 5390	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	3699 of 5377	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.1	4077 of 5314	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.8	1753 of 2585	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1608 of 2128	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	1051 of 3162	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	500 of 3245	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	394 of 3311	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	69 of 602	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	146 of 3275	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	351 of 3246	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3760 of 5597	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3402 of 5612	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2760 of 5609	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	3068 of 5635	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1003 of 1267	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2564 of 5492	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	3112 of 5413	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	2210 of 5107	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2522 of 5107	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1850 of 5087	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	1932 of 5084	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	1664 of 4963	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2352 of 4830	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	2635 of 5460	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	2769 of 5517	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	1949 of 5363	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2236 of 5264	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	630 of 1110	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	1826 of 5173	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2574 of 5084	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3124 of 5628	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3526 of 5643	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2737 of 5638	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	2883 of 5663	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	831 of 1272	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	2552 of 5510	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	3608 of 5431	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2496 of 2847	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)32nd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winfield Elementary	Public	K-5	6981 Chestnut Ln.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6891	444	20	22.2	92.6%	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	403 (90.8%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.8	3603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		34.3	3582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	21	16.7		16.7	39.0	41.7	37.2				39.2	40.3	36.1	20.5				32.2							$26,202	$25,010	$1,192
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	2408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.7	2684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	276	32.7		32.7	47.1	57.1	55.8				53.3	37.7	48.0	23.6				36.1							$20,435	$19,448	$987
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.7	1423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	223	38.7		38.7	71.7	70.8	71.2				71.2	67.9	52.3	46.7				54.4	96.9			96.9			$20,087	$19,110	$977
Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	36.6	3434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		50.9	2513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	921	21.7	24.1	22.9	30.8	45.2	37.0	41.4	62.8	58.6	46.6	35.4	38.7	24.1	32.2	38.3	46.0	35.8	96.6			96.6			$20,385	$18,046	$2,339
Elmer Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6143	514	22	23.3	76.3%	95 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	387 (75.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	47.7	2725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.9	2156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	569	25.4		25.4	32.5	50.0	44.1	53.7			45.2	32.5	48.1	28.8	38.6			37.5	94.3			96.6	96.6	96.6	$21,732	$19,418	$2,314
Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	599	25	23.9	91.8%	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	535 (89.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	33.1	3716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		35	3514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	202	16.3		16.3	33.8	33.3	32.2	47.7			36.8	39.0	30.0	29.4	24.4			30.5	95.3		98.1	97.2	96.3	97.2	$25,194	$22,748	$2,446
Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Public	K-6	2266 High St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6148	374	17	22.0	73.8%	51 (13.6%)	6 (1.6%)	282 (75.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	60.3	2051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		64.1	1870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	181	33.3		33.3	54.4	64.0	43.8	46.3			52.0	55.3	50.0	35.4	38.9			44.7	92.2	95.3	96.9	93.8	93.8	93.8	$26,002	$23,884	$2,118
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	1761 Grove Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6112	528	22	24.0	86.0%	40 (7.6%)	8 (1.5%)	444 (84.1%)	21 (4.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	54.7	2324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		51.3	2491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	167	28.6		28.6	46.0	24.4	47.4	56.1			45.4	63.5	30.4	40.8	44.8			46.0	96.9				96.9		$23,398	$21,320	$2,078
Aileen Colburn Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Heller St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6136	371	17	21.8	91.6%	33 (8.9%)	12 (3.2%)	322 (86.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	3216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		34.3	3577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	361	18.5		18.5	41.5	50.0	40.4	37.8			42.7	61.1	29.6	14.8	24.4			32.9	94.7	97.4		96.1	96.1	97.4	$24,989	$22,596	$2,393
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	661 East Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-9930	495	20	24.7	73.3%	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (77.0%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	54.4	2345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		48.1	2657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	312	45.3		45.3	29.1	53.3	57.8	42.1			46.2	37.5	41.7	42.2	36.8			39.7							$20,392	$18,244	$2,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Winfield Elementary

What schools do graduates of Winfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winton Middle
High : Atwater High

How many students attend Winfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Winfield Elementary.

What district is Winfield Elementary in?

Winton

Is Winfield Elementary a good school?

Winfield Elementary ranks 3603^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Winfield Elementary?

Students at Winfield Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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