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Winnfield Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
280th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 38% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Winnfield Middle School in Winnfield, LA, serves 325 students in grades 5 through 8 within the Winn Parish school district, where about 77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high level of economic need in the area.

The school's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism, with 39.1% of students missing significant school days in the 2024-2025 school year—nearly double the state average of 22.5%. This issue has been steadily worsening and is the biggest factor holding back academic progress. On a positive note, the school excels in keeping students enrolled, with a dropout rate of 0.0% compared to the state's 3.1%. Academically, there are bright spots: 7th-grade math proficiency reached 61% in the most recent year, nearly double the 5th-grade level and close to the state average of 65%. Social studies is also a strength, with 48% of students proficient, outperforming the district's 42%.

Overall, the school has shown improvement, rising from the 22nd percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026. However, this progress is uneven. While the school has seen a dramatic turnaround in serving some student groups, other groups continue to struggle significantly. The school's performance is a mixed picture: it has effective programs in certain grades and subjects, but the high chronic absenteeism rate threatens to undermine these gains. There are no other schools within 20 miles for direct comparison, making Winnfield Middle School the primary middle school option for families in the area.

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: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% Louisiana)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school52%
District avg51%
Louisiana avg62%
280th of 452
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
61st of 116Winn 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
202641.9280 of 45238.1%★★☆☆☆
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
202623.9282 of 34418.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
202633.8312 of 43428.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202637.3296 of 45034.2%★★☆☆☆
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
202651.2225 of 43548.3%★★☆☆☆
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
202628.1168 of 22525.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
202663.7129 of 33861.8%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2026)62nd percentile+24 vs school
Disabled (2018)62nd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)25th percentile-13 vs school
African American (2026)18th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts61%-9 vs state
Social Studies48%-7 vs state
Mathematics46%-16 vs state

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What people are saying
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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