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If you could change one rule at Wells Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,041
Middle
DISTRICT 1,362 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001909278
Wells Middle
6800 Penn Dr., Dublin, CA 94568 · (925) 828-6227 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,041 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
234 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 370 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 332 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 339 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
56.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.3% | 34.9% | 15.7% | 18.1% |
| Math | 36.3% | 20.6% | 21.1% | 22.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 55.3% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 54.4% |
| 2018-19 | 65.4% | 52.7% |
| 2017-18 | 65.2% | 52.9% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 52.2% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 49.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Wells Middle
Wells Middle's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Middle this school | 1,041 | 22.5% | 59.0% |
| Rancho San Joaquin Middle Irvine | 860 | 22.3% | 76.6% |
| Pleasanton Middle Pleasanton | 944 | 14.7% | 67.1% |
| South Pasadena Middle South Pasadena | 1,096 | 14.5% | 80.6% |
| Bowditch Middle Foster City | 929 | 19.4% | 73.9% |
| Day Creek Intermediate Etiwanda | 1,326 | 19.8% | 77.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wells Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #236 of 1,224 | #16 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #213 of 1,227 ▲ 13 | #15 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #235 of 1,227 ▲ 41 | #15 of 46 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #692 of 1,214 | #21 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,041 | #163 of 1,377 | #10 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,063 of 1,279 | #41 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #120 of 1,278 | #14 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #1,198 of 1,329 | #41 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #226 of 257 | #17 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,041
+64 (+7%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,041 | 43.6 | 23.9:1 | 22% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 44.2 | 23.1:1 | 16% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 963 | 47.4 | 20.3:1 | 14% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 977 | 47 | 20.8:1 | 12% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 1,029 | 46 | 22.4:1 | 17% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 873 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 18% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | N/A | N/A | 18% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 1,004 | 44 | 22.8:1 | 11% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 35 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,029 to 1,041); teachers down 5% (46 to 43.6).
About Wells Middle
Wells Middle is a middle-grades school in Dublin, California, and it is part of Dublin Unified. The school counted 1,041 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 58% larger than the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
Dublin Unified has 12,750 students spread across 15 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Wells Middle is Asian, with 45% of students. Next come 21% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 33% Asian. The diversity index for Wells Middle is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Wells Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1, with 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 22% at Wells Middle. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Wells Middle is 66.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Alameda County show that the median household earns about $129,367 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Alameda County, 394 public schools serve about 210,511 students.
York Alternative Learning Center, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Wells Middle is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Wells Middle is Suburb: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 977 to 1,041. Students per teacher increased from 20.8 in 2020-21 to 23.9 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Wells Middle can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dublin Unified
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Cottonwood CreekElementary · 1,023 students
- J. M. Amador ElementaryElementary · 909 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
- James Dougherty ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Other schools in Dublin
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Cottonwood CreekElementary · 1,023 students
- J. M. Amador ElementaryElementary · 909 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
- James Dougherty ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Other Wells Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Wells Middle. Wells Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Wells MiddleRiverside, CA · 768 students
- Wells Middle SchoolCatoosa, OK · 393 students
Nearby schools
- York Alternative Learning Center0.2 mi · 7
- Dublin Unified Transition Program0.2 mi · 20
- Frederiksen Elementary0.3 mi · 689
- Dublin High0.6 mi · 2,771
- Valley High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 36
- Dublin Elementary1.0 mi · 802
Frequently asked questions
About Wells MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Wells Middle?
Wells Middle enrolls approximately 1,041 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wells Middle serve?
Wells Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wells Middle is approximately 23.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wells Middle?
At Wells Middle, the student body is approximately 21% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 45% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Wells Middle public or private?
Wells Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dublin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.