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Winfield High School

Public Grades 9-12

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 West Virginia High Schools

Better than 95% of West Virginia high schools

Summary

Winfield High School in Winfield, WV, is a public high school serving 743 students in grades 9-12 within the Putnam County Schools district, and it consistently ranks among the top 10% of high schools in West Virginia.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Winfield delivers strong, consistent academic results. In the most recent school year, 70.6% of students were proficient in English Language Arts—nearly 20 percentage points above the state average—and math proficiency (39%) was almost double the state rate. The school also boasts an exceptional graduation rate of 98.1%, well above the state average of 92.8%, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1, which supports more personalized attention. Winfield also performs notably well with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 10th statewide in that category, and it has earned a #1 statewide ranking for multi-racial students. While special education rankings have fluctuated year to year, the school's overall stability is impressive.

Comparing Winfield to nearby schools highlights its strengths. Within its own district, it outpaces Buffalo High School (ranked 39th) and Poca High School (ranked 54th), showing that school-specific factors matter even within a top-ranked district. Across the county line, Winfield and its Putnam County peers consistently outperform schools in Kanawha County Schools like South Charleston High School and Saint Albans High School in ELA testing. Even compared to its closest rival, Hurricane High School, Winfield holds a slight edge in English and a comparable overall ranking (6th vs. 5th). With efficient spending of $11,872 per student and a decade of top-10 finishes, Winfield offers a compelling combination of academic rigor, strong graduation outcomes, and effective support for diverse learners.

743

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,482

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11268 Winfield Rd
Winfield, WV 25213-7935

(304) 586-3279

District: Putnam County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (48% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of West Virginia high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the West Virginia average (93%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

West Virginia avg32%

5^th of 107

West Virginia public high schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Putnam County Schools

2^nd of 55Putnam 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	97.0	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	4 of 112	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	4 of 112	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	2 of 112	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	9 of 114	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	4 of 115	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	73.0	23 of 122	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	91.9	3 of 119	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.0	7 of 117	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	92.6	3 of 115	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	3 of 114	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	8 of 113	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	8 of 113	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	96.3	3 of 112	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	5 of 111	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	48.8	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	91.9	3 of 91	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	36.2	52 of 84	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	28.9	23 of 38	39.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	6 of 106	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	2 of 107	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	6 of 110	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	6 of 108	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	6 of 108	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	8 of 110	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	6 of 109	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	11 of 111	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	68.1	27 of 119	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	51.5	30 of 59	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	10 of 106	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	2 of 109	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	3 of 110	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	2 of 109	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	57.2	43 of 112	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.7	75 of 121	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	6 of 106	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	4 of 106	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	3 of 109	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	3 of 108	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	2 of 108	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	6 of 110	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	13 of 109	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	99.2	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	72.3	25 of 122	79.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	18 of 83	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	99.6	1 of 92	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	46.1	40 of 89	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	31 of 89	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	27 of 85	68.2%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	7 of 103	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	46.9	58 of 118	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	6 of 107	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	6 of 111	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	4 of 112	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	2 of 111	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	12 of 112	89.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	4 of 113	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	71.8	25 of 122	79.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2017)49th percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)39th percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2017)36th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Mathematics39%+18 vs state

Science34%+10 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 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winfield High School	Public	9-12	11268 Winfield Rd	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-3279	743	54	13.8	22.6%	676 (91.0%)	12 (1.6%)	19 (2.6%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	97	5^th of 107 public high schools	95.3%		99.3	3^rd of 111 public high schools	97.3%	2			39.0				70.6			33.7		$10,482	$583	$9,899
Putnam Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	300 Roosevelt Blvd.	Eleanor	25070	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-3494	2	24	.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Poca High School	Public	9-12	1 Dot Way	Poca	25159	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-3951	410	32	12.8	46.9%	401 (97.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	44.2	51^st of 107 public high schools	52.3%		37.7	74^th of 111 public high schools	33.3%	23			19.4				48.4			17.2		$12,621	$820	$11,801
Buffalo High School	Public	9-12	19005 Charleston Road	Buffalo	25033	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 937-2661	382	24	15.9	39.4%	371 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	57.2	36^th of 107 public high schools	66.4%		57.9	47^th of 111 public high schools	57.7%	11			29.7				52.7			13.5		$10,580	$461	$10,118
Nitro High School	Public	9-12	1300 Park Ave	Nitro	25143	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-4321	818	40	20.4	42.0%	699 (85.5%)	53 (6.5%)	17 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	70.8	25^th of 107 public high schools	76.6%		86.6	12^th of 111 public high schools	89.2%	13			26.3				55.1			23.1		$5,996	$235	$5,761
Hurricane High School	Public	9-12	3350 Teays Valley Rd	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 562-9851	1,141	78	14.6	32.1%	1,024 (89.7%)	34 (3.0%)	21 (1.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.9%)	98.2	4^th of 107 public high schools	96.3%		98.9	4^th of 111 public high schools	96.4%				40.0				70.2			36.7		$9,882	$612	$9,269
Hannan Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Wildcat Way	Ashton	25503	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-3212	193	19	10.1	55.0%	188 (97.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)	12.5	15.2	13.8	13.8	37.5	30.3	44.8	37.2	18.2	13.8	16.1	$12,285	$690	$11,595
Saint Albans High School	Public	9-12	2100 Kanawha Ter	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0212	882	47	18.7	44.7%	772 (87.5%)	46 (5.2%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	80.7	16^th of 107 public high schools	85.0%		89.4	8^th of 111 public high schools	92.8%	8			32.5				55.2			26.6		$6,809	$394	$6,415
Sissonville High School	Public	9-12	6100 Sissonville Dr	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1954	564	37	15.2	42.2%	549 (97.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	62.1	30^th of 107 public high schools	72.0%		67.4	25^th of 111 public high schools	77.5%	5			25.6				46.7			24.8		$7,797	$62	$7,735
Ben Franklin Career Center	Public	9-12	500 28th St	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 766-0369	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Winfield High School

Is Winfield High School a good school?

Yes! Winfield High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 107 West Virginia high schools.

What district is Winfield High School in?

Putnam County Schools

How many students attend Winfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Winfield High School.

What is the racial makeup of Winfield High School?

Students at Winfield High School are 91% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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