Wellton Elementary School

Wellton Elementary School is a small primary school in WELLTON, Arizona, run under Wellton Elementary District (4504). The school hosts 209 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Wellton Elementary School sits 54% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, Wellton Elementary School answers to Wellton Elementary District (4504), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Wellton Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 13% White, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, Yuma County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,876, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Yuma County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students), of which Wellton Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: AUHS Online Acadamy, around 7.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Wellton Elementary School's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 215 (now 209). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.