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.