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Winfield-Mt Union Community School District


At a glance
271stof 313 Iowa districts
Better than 13% of Iowa districts
Elementary 1High 1Grades PK, KG-12
208 S Olive
Winfield, IA 52659-0285
·(319) 257-7700·All Iowa district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 13.4% of districts
2
Schools
380
Students
Top rankedWinfield Elementary School379th of 576 Iowa elementary schools
Biggest riser
Winfield-Mt Union Junior-Senior High School up 55 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The Winfield-Mt Union Community School District operates two schools - Winfield-Mt Union Junior-Senior High School and Winfield Elementary School. The district as a whole is ranked 271st out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The high school has seen its statewide ranking improve in recent years, moving from 282nd out of 338 Iowa high schools in 2023-2024 to 227th out of 340 in 2024-2025. It has relatively strong test scores, with 10th and 11th grade students performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 88.3%. The elementary school has maintained a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, with mixed results on test scores and a high chronic absenteeism rate that matches the high school.

Both schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, with the high school at 48.78% and the elementary school at 54.92%. The high school spends $12,857 per student, while the elementary school spends $10,969 per student. The high school has a 13.5 student-teacher ratio, and the elementary school has a 12.9 student-teacher ratio. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates, improving graduation rates, and ensuring more consistent academic performance across grade levels and schools could be key priorities for the district moving forward.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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