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What's the one class at Wellington Middle-High School every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,173
High
DISTRICT 1,141 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399000551
Wellington Middle-High School
4001 WILSON AVENUE, WELLINGTON, CO 80549 · (970) 488-6600 · Larimer County
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,173 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
465 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
30.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: CMAS. 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,173
+621 (+113%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.1:1
% White
75%
was 78%
% Hispanic
19%
was 18%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wellington Middle-High School
Wellington Middle-High School is a 9-12 campus of heavily attended scale in WELLINGTON, Colorado, overseen by Poudre School District R-1, caters to 1,173 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% above the state mean of about 627.
Within Poudre School District R-1, which oversees 52 schools and 29,381 students, Wellington Middle-High School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Wellington Middle-High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wellington Middle-High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Larimer County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,765 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Larimer County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), Wellington Middle-High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Eyestone Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wellington Middle-High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Wellington Middle-High School's enrollment has edged up 113% since 2018, when it stood at 552 (now 1,173).
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Timnath Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
Other schools in WELLINGTON
- Eyestone Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Eyestone Elementary School0.1 mi · 619
- Rice Elementary School1.5 mi · 401
- Tavelli Elementary School7.0 mi · 519
- Lincoln Middle School9.3 mi · 552
- Cache La Poudre Elementary School9.3 mi · 281
- Cache La Poudre Middle School9.3 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Wellington Middle-High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wellington Middle-High School?
Wellington Middle-High School enrolls approximately 1,173 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Wellington Middle-High School serve?
Wellington Middle-High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellington Middle-High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wellington Middle-High School is approximately 16.6:1 (71 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wellington Middle-High School?
Wellington Middle-High School reports a student body of 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wellington Middle-High School?
Wellington Middle-High School is overseen by Poudre School District R-1 in Larimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.