Photo: Kingkevy · CC BY-SA 3.0Winfield’s public schools outscore 84% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 41% of Winfield’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Winfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Winfield’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 41% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 94 spends $19,365 per student and Winfield School District 34 $24,637, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then five middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Winfield’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Illinois school districts, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winfield, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Winfield · depends on your address
Madison Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 360 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Jefferson Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 302 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Winfield Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 122 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Winfield · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in West Chicago
Wheaton Warrenville South H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,864 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Wheaton North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,863 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
10th grade in Winfield · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in West Chicago
Wheaton Warrenville South H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,864 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Wheaton North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,863 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
11th grade in Winfield · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in West Chicago
Wheaton Warrenville South H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,864 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Wheaton North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,863 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
12th grade in Winfield · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in West Chicago
Wheaton Warrenville South H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,864 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Wheaton North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,863 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Parts of Winfield (11% and 5% of its land) are served by West Chicago School District 33 and Benjamin School District 25 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Winfield
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Winfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Winfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield | A− | Winfield School District 34 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Carol Stream | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Winfield Township | B+ | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Milton | A | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8 |
| Wheaton | A− | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Community Unit School District 200 with Winfield for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Winfield
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Winfield’s schools
Are Winfield’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Winfield children attend outscore 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Winfield in?
Community High School District 94, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,040 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Winfield are served by West Chicago School District 33 and Benjamin School District 25.
Where do Winfield kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: West Chicago Comm High School, Wheaton Warrenville South H S and Wheaton North High School.
What is Winfield’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Community Unit School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Winfield spend per student?
$19,365 in Community High School District 94, $24,637 in Winfield School District 34 and $20,298 in Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Winfield families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.