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Winfield Elementary School

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Winfield Elementary School ranks 42 nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Winfield Elementary School in Winfield, WV, serves 534 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the highly-rated Putnam County Schools district, which ranks 2nd out of 54 districts statewide. The school has consistently ranked in the top 12% of all West Virginia elementary schools for the past decade, with its most recent 2025-2026 ranking placing it 42nd statewide (88th percentile) and earning a 4-star rating. While this represents a slight dip from its peak performance in 2020-2021 (when it ranked 17th), the school remains a strong academic choice, with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 and per-student spending of $12,115.

One of the most impressive differentiators for Winfield Elementary is its exceptional work with Special Education students. In 2025-2026, the school ranked 9th out of 158 schools statewide (94th percentile) for this subgroup—a dramatic improvement from 41st place the prior year, suggesting a highly effective intervention program. The school also posted a remarkable 17-percentage-point jump in 5th grade Science proficiency, reaching 60% in 2025-2026, which exceeds the district average by nearly 13 points and the state average by more than 25 points. Grade-level data shows students entering 3rd grade with math scores slightly below district averages, but by 4th grade, they surge ahead—with ELA proficiency at 79.5%, more than 12 points above the district average.

Winfield operates with notable resource efficiency compared to nearby schools. For example, Confidence Elementary School spends $14,098 per student but ranks 63rd, while Buffalo Elementary School spends $13,908 per student but ranks 227th. Even the tiny Hometown Elementary School, which jumped to 6th place, spends nearly double ($21,610 per student) to serve just 58 students. Winfield achieves top-tier results with a much larger student body and significantly fewer resources. While nearby West Teays Elementary School (ranked 4th) and Rock Branch Elementary School (ranked 9th) post higher overall rankings, Winfield's strength in supporting special populations and its efficient use of resources make it a compelling option for families seeking a well-rounded, high-performing school.

534

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,491

Per pupil spending ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Wall St
Winfield, WV 25213-9663

(304) 586-2565

District: Putnam County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Two or more races:

4.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of West Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

West Virginia avg41%

42^nd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Putnam County Schools

2^nd of 54Putnam County Schools among West Virginia 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	42 of 355	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	30 of 355	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	38 of 368	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	25 of 368	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	18 of 375	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	17 of 380	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	33 of 383	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	19 of 392	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	33 of 399	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	80.7	44 of 402	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	53 of 408	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	51 of 422	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.2	99 of 428	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	50 of 426	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.9	55 of 426	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	87.6	22 of 427	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	65.7	114 of 420	72.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	43.1	98 of 187	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	78.8	19 of 75	74.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	71.4	21 of 154	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	87 of 146	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	48 of 300	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	18 of 302	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	34 of 316	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	23 of 317	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	14 of 325	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	6 of 322	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	14 of 339	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	17 of 366	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	83.3	26 of 381	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	39.9	95 of 156	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	52 of 314	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	35 of 328	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	52 of 336	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	25 of 333	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	16 of 347	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	12 of 335	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	26 of 368	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	58.5	136 of 382	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	24 of 298	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	75.4	55 of 305	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	39 of 325	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	33 of 322	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	22 of 330	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	26 of 333	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	51 of 338	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	23 of 364	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	82.7	31 of 382	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	61.2	54 of 218	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	9 of 158	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	63.5	41 of 171	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	45 of 183	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	12 of 180	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	59.7	52 of 185	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	20 of 258	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	61.2	74 of 377	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	44 of 352	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	38 of 353	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	43 of 367	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	21 of 366	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	19 of 373	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	18 of 376	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	34 of 373	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	20 of 374	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.1	34 of 382	91.1%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)75th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2017)75th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2017)48th percentile-44 vs school

Hispanic (2017)39th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+20 vs state

Mathematics62%+23 vs state

Science60%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Wall St	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2565	534	39	13.6	38.0%	497 (93.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	81.7	42^nd of 355 public elementary schools	88.2%		85.6	30^th of 355 public elementary schools	91.5%	12	54.1	73.1	58.8	62.1	51.4	79.5	71.3	67.7	60.0	$11,491	$712	$10,779
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Eleanor Circle	Eleanor	25070	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2184	201	18	11.4	42.2%	198 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	58.9	127^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.2%		65.2	103^rd of 355 public elementary schools	71.0%	24	71.4	42.3	48.7	56.2	45.2	50.0	62.2	52.4	37.8	$12,999	$1,706	$11,293
Hometown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Route 62 107 School Lane	Hometown	25168	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 586-2395	58	8	7.2	70.1%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	95.7	6^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.3%					(n/a)			66.7	64.0			83.3	64.0	66.7	$23,923	$2,836	$21,087
Eastbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2092 Bills Creek Rd	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-9835	255	16	15.7	38.9%	242 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	75.7	60^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.1%		65.7	101^st of 355 public elementary schools	71.5%	41	62.0	61.9	60.5	61.5	48.0	61.9	72.1	60.0	44.2	$10,675	$921	$9,754
Poca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2986 Charleston Rd	Poca	25159	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 755-6942	279	22	12.6	53.1%	270 (96.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	64.2	104^th of 355 public elementary schools	70.7%		60.6	119^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.5%	15	65.1	57.5	59.5	60.6	37.2	57.5	62.2	52.0	35.1	$12,062	$2,111	$9,951
Scott Teays Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6153 Teays Valley Rd	Scott Depot	25560	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-7279	435	22	20.0	26.4%	392 (90.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	86.4	32^nd of 355 public elementary schools	91.0%		94.8	9^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.5%	23	77.8	75.5	69.6	73.7	59.3	69.8	65.8	65.1	41.8	$8,380	$553	$7,827
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3967 Teays Valley Rd	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-5667	457	31	14.9	40.0%	380 (83.2%)	36 (7.9%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	80.9	46^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.0%		60.9	118^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.8%	72	70.5	74.2	45.2	62.5	70.5	78.8	65.8	71.5	39.7	$10,494	$538	$9,956
Rock Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4616 1st Ave	Nitro	25143	Kanawha County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 755-1443	187	17	10.8	56.5%	167 (89.3%)	10 (5.3%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	93.7	9^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.5%		79.5	50^th of 355 public elementary schools	85.9%	41	79.3	80.7	79.4	79.8	69.0	77.4	67.7	71.3	52.9	$14,498	$2,813	$11,685
West Teays Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3676 Teays Valley Road	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-6711	453	32	14.2	20.2%	402 (88.7%)	10 (2.2%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	96.8	4^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.2	4^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.9%		80.9	75.0	86.8	81.1	67.7	80.9	86.8	78.8	75.0	$10,671	$492	$10,179
Confidence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8786 McLane Pike	Liberty	25124	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 586-2041	102	11	9.7	54.5%	102 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.5	63^rd of 355 public elementary schools	82.3%		79.6	49^th of 355 public elementary schools	86.2%	14	85.7	47.1	66.7	65.2	64.3	52.9	80.0	65.2	33.3	$17,717	$2,441	$15,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Winfield Elementary School

How many students attend Winfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Winfield Elementary School.

What district is Winfield Elementary School in?

Putnam County Schools

Is Winfield Elementary School a good school?

Winfield Elementary School ranks 42^nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Winfield Elementary School?

Students at Winfield Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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