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Schools in Winfield · Winfield Unified School District 465, Central Unified School District 462

Winfield’s public schools score below 77% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 22% of Winfield’s students scored proficient, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two 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 Kansas, not nationally.

#133of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 8 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▲ 41% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Winfield Unified School District 465
Students per teacher
12.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
6
1,801 students on the public path
In brief

Winfield’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Winfield’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Winfield Unified School District 465 spends $21,160 per student and Central Unified School District 462 $17,977, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Trinity Lutheran School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Winfield’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Kansas school districts, #133 of 151 Kansas towns. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (728)Better than 21%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,242 test results and a graduating class of 166 could put Winfield anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Winfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,249 in math, 1,234 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–8Winfield Middle SchoolWinfield Unified School District 465C
9–12Winfield HighWinfield Unified School District 465C

Winfield runs its own schools through grade 12 (Winfield Unified School District 465). From grade PK, students attend the Central Unified School District 462, shared with Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge, Clay, Greenfield, Grenola, Harvey, Omnia, Richland, Salem, Sheridan, Silver Creek and Windsor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Winfield

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Winfield Unified School District 465Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,915 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$21,160KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Central Unified School District 462Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 301 students · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,977KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Winfield Unified School District 46526%
State average 32.5% · 1076 students tested
Math · PK–12, Winfield Unified School District 46520%
State average 29.4% · 1092 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Central Unified School District 46232%
State average 32.5% · 158 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Unified School District 46232%
State average 29.4% · 157 students tested

Winfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Winfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WinfieldC−Winfield Unified School District 465 PK–12 · Central Unified School District 462 PK–12
Walnut—Winfield Unified School District 465
Pleasant Valley—Winfield Unified School District 465 PK–12 · Arkansas City Unified School District 470 PK–12
Vernon—Winfield Unified School District 465 PK–12 · Oxford Unified School District 358 PK–12

All 3 neighbors share Winfield Unified School District 465 with Winfield for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Winfield

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Winfieldby address
Whittier Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
259 students14:1Rate it →
Irving Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
234 students13:1Rate it →
Lowell Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
214 students13:1Rate it →
Winfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
456 students13:1Rate it →
Winfield High
High · Grades 9–12
C
638 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Trinity Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
68 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Winfield’s schools

Are Winfield’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winfield children attend score below 77% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #133 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winfield in?

Two districts: Winfield Unified School District 465 runs grades PK–12, and Central Unified School District 462 runs grades PK–12, shared with Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge, Clay, Greenfield, Grenola, Harvey, Omnia, Richland, Salem, Sheridan, Silver Creek and Windsor.

Where do Winfield kids go to high school?

Winfield High, with 638 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Winfield’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Winfield Unified School District 465 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Winfield spend per student?

$21,160 in Winfield Unified School District 465 and $17,977 in Central Unified School District 462 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Winfield?

Yes: Trinity Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 68 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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 Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.