Summary:
Zip code 37892 is served by just one elementary school—Winfield Elementary School—a small PK–8 campus with 198 students in the Scott County Schools district. As the only elementary option in this area, the school's performance defines the educational landscape for local families.
The school's clearest strengths are in the upper grades. Eighth grade science proficiency is 70.6%, far above the state's 44.3%, and both 7th and 8th grade math outperform Tennessee averages by roughly 13 to 15 points. Social studies made a remarkable jump from 25.5% to 57.1% proficiency in one year, now well above the state average of 51.4%. However, serious concerns remain. Only 5.6% of third graders are proficient in math, compared to 42.6% statewide—a 37-point gap. English language arts lags state averages at nearly every grade level, with 4th grade at 29.2% versus 47.4% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue: 26.1% of students are chronically absent, far above the district rate of 17.1% and state rate of 18.3%.
Encouragingly, the school improved in every subject year over year, lifting its state ranking from the 23rd percentile to the 30th percentile, though it remains a 1-star school. With only 198 students across PK–8, grade-level cohorts are tiny, so proficiency percentages can swing dramatically from year to year. That said, the consistent pattern—strong middle school results but struggling early elementary grades—suggests the top priority should be building foundational literacy and math skills before those gaps carry into the upper grades.
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