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Winnfield Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
347th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 22% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Winnfield Middle School is a public middle school in Winnfield, Louisiana, serving 385 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Winn Parish School District, which is ranked 62 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Winnfield Middle School's performance on LEAP tests is generally below the Winn Parish and Louisiana state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics was 36% at Winnfield Middle School, compared to 47% for Winn Parish and 60% for the state. The school's performance on LEAP English Language Arts and Social Studies tests is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 4.3% in recent years, and high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 24.6% to 36.9% of students chronically absent.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Winnfield Middle School serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 46.54% to 79.22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking much lower for African American, special education, and low-income students compared to their White peers. These equity concerns, along with the school's consistent underperformance and attendance challenges, suggest the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support the unique needs of Winnfield Middle School's student population.

325
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,510
Per pupil spending ?
76.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 685 Thomas Mill Road
       Winnfield, LA  71483

(318) 628-2765

District: Winn Parish


Students who attend Winnfield Middle School usually attend:

High:    Winnfield High School

Feeder schools for Winnfield Middle School:

Elementary:    Winnfield Primary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.8%
White:
43.7%
Hispanic:
3.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (47% vs 65% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% Louisiana)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg53%
Louisiana avg65%
347th of 447
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 26 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
62nd of 118Winn Parish among Louisiana 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202525.5347 of 44722.4%★☆☆☆☆
202433.0312 of 44930.5%★★☆☆☆
202344.2259 of 46544.3%★★☆☆☆
202246.2257 of 46044.1%★★☆☆☆
202133.2311 of 45932.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.9249 of 44944.5%★★☆☆☆
201842.7234 of 41143.1%★★☆☆☆
201743.7281 of 43735.7%★★☆☆☆
201645.5273 of 43537.2%★★☆☆☆
201551.2247 of 48248.8%★★☆☆☆
201451.7240 of 47048.9%★★☆☆☆
201364.2157 of 45765.6%★★★☆☆
201264.0163 of 44263.1%★★★☆☆
201154.2220 of 41246.6%★★☆☆☆
201058.3198 of 40851.5%★★★☆☆
200971.6117 of 42572.5%★★★★☆
200868.5140 of 41366.1%★★★☆☆
200767.4145 of 39663.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202516.8303 of 34411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.7260 of 33321.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9258 of 36028.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.5223 of 36038.1%★★☆☆☆
202122.5286 of 35218.8%★☆☆☆☆
201939.6204 of 33839.6%★★☆☆☆
201841.7196 of 31337.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201853.565 of 17061.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202522.7339 of 41518.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.6284 of 41531.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.4250 of 44443.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.4260 of 44141.0%★★☆☆☆
202136.4291 of 44134.0%★★☆☆☆
201949.5226 of 41845.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202521.6362 of 43717.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6336 of 44424.3%★☆☆☆☆
202333.1314 of 45931.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.5283 of 45838.2%★★☆☆☆
202130.2328 of 45527.9%★☆☆☆☆
201940.8272 of 43036.7%★★☆☆☆
201853.1203 of 40349.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202531.2292 of 41429.5%★☆☆☆☆
202429.3310 of 42627.2%★☆☆☆☆
202345.3231 of 44347.9%★★☆☆☆
202248.7221 of 44250.0%★★★☆☆
202136.3286 of 44235.3%★★☆☆☆
201943.4243 of 41841.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202321.5173 of 20616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.8145 of 20629.6%★★☆☆☆
202131.2145 of 21031.0%★★☆☆☆
201940.2114 of 20243.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202535.3226 of 31628.5%★☆☆☆☆
202433.8235 of 32026.6%★☆☆☆☆
202354.1174 of 35250.6%★★★☆☆
202255.8171 of 36252.8%★★★☆☆
202136.4252 of 35829.6%★★☆☆☆
201950.4185 of 35047.1%★★☆☆☆
201864.5122 of 33863.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Disabled (2018)62nd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school
White (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2023)16th percentile-28 vs school
African American (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts58%-12 vs state
Mathematics36%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Open Quote I really think this school could really use some grant money or better funding and a over seer to make sure the money actually went to its purpose,not just someone's pockets. But also having less than nothing lunches and back dated materials,while other schools are supplying their kids with electronic notebooks downloaded with textbook materials- our kids are still dragging around books throwing off their backs and creating shoulder problems and loosing their work,but yet the school has lockers that are empty,if they need to have contracts drawn to use them in order to have legal searches during d.a.r.e. week,then so be it,but at least give students an open option to them. The teachers themselves have forgotten how to be that scholar that he or she ignores or mistreats by assuming and forming their opinion and treating them as such should not wonder why we have so much violence brewing,because the home lives are so different in many ways,so the least they could do is actually explain the work until its understood or assign a classroom buddy that has a greater understanding and can help for extra credit. And for this school,there's only yet hope to be had,so maybe this year they will have less pregnancies-(not just students either the teachers are role models who have jobs and can afford a baby and are in front of students who may look up to them but do not need to be exposed to pregnancy only to have a future of welfare and food stamps etc...)and maybe summer school will contain less students,or maybe more teachers will actually prepare a lesson plan and can explain about the lessons they grade our kids on instead of complaining about being told to teach a lesson that they themselves didn't go to school for, and that wont happen cause they are short of teachers that are well rounded and have cut out parent teacher conference due to maybe teachers not showing up for the parent who cares and maybe its that parent that is too wrapped up in their own life to give a flip not showing up for the teachers who do care. What I know is that if all teachers were as dedicated and well rounded with great lesson planning as Mr. Grider and many other were then there would be no summer school and kids would have a future here in the south outside of fast food and retail and nursing homes. Close Quote





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Winnfield Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Louisiana middle schools.

Students at Winnfield Middle School are 51% African American, 44% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Winnfield Middle School.

Students who attend Winnfield Middle School usually go on to attend Winnfield High School


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