Summary:
Winnfield Middle School is the sole middle school in the Winn Parish school district, serving grades 5 through 8 with an enrollment of 325 students in a rural Louisiana area.
This school presents a clear "tale of two halves" in its performance. The 7th grade class is a standout, scoring 61% proficient in Mathematics (7 points above the district average) and 68% proficient in English Language Arts (4 points above the district). English Language Arts is the school's strongest subject overall, with a 61% proficiency rate that matches the district average. However, the 5th grade is a major area of concern, with only 33% proficiency in both Mathematics and Social Studies—dramatically below state averages. This creates a significant "5th grade gap," as 6th graders jump to 53% proficiency in Math and 49% in Social Studies, suggesting a need for targeted intervention for incoming students. The school has shown improvement in state ranking, climbing from 347th out of 447 schools (22nd percentile) in 2024-2025 to 280th out of 452 (38th percentile) in 2025-2026.
The most critical issue facing the school is chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 39.1%—nearly double the state average of 22.5%. This likely serves as the root cause holding back overall test scores, as nearly 4 out of 10 students are chronically absent. On a positive note, the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 and reported a 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year, far better than the district's 3.1%. With 76.92% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a high-need population, and its strongest potential lies in its upper grades, which are competitive with state averages in key subjects.
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