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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
2,689
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002631
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
2101 GREENVIEW SHORES BLVD, WELLINGTON, FL 33414 · (561) 795-4900 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,689 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
145 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
656 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 634 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 666 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 701 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 688 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 59.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,689 | 24.4% | 69.0% |
| EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CLERMONT | 2,683 | 23.8% | 50.7% |
| BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 2,819 | 27.1% | 68.4% |
| OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH BOCA RATON | 2,239 | 22.3% | 57.9% |
| BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL VALRICO | 2,208 | 27.3% | 66.6% |
| LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL MINNEOLA | 2,309 | 21.4% | 52.1% |
Matched among Florida high 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 WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #103 of 555 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #96 of 549 ▲ 6 | #6 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #132 of 559 ▲ 10 | #8 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,689 | #45 of 830 | #8 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #97 of 575 | #11 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #133 of 594 | #9 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #526 of 630 | #30 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #222 of 246 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,689
+132 (+5%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,654
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 2,689 | 145 | 18.5:1 | 24% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 2,760 | 141.5 | 19.5:1 | 27% (743) |
| 2022-23 | 2,688 | 138.5 | 19.4:1 | 29% (782) |
| 2020-21 | 2,557 | 133 | 19.2:1 | 44% (1,117) |
| 2017-18 | 2,640 | 142 | 18.6:1 | 37% (971) |
| 2015-16 | 2,464 | 131 | 18.8:1 | 36% (881) |
| 2010-11 | 2,294 | 124 | 18.5:1 | 23% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 3,092 | 148 | 20.9:1 | 4% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 1,654 | 92 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
About WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Federal records list WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL as a high school in WELLINGTON, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,689 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 160% higher.
Within PALM BEACH, WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 233 schools. The district enrolls 191,505 students.
White students form the largest group at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, 40% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 40% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Palm Beach County's population at about 53%. WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL total 145 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.5:1. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 656 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 24%. The average for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.
The allk12 Grade for WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 69.0% at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.0%.
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is located in Palm Beach County, where median household income is about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 245 public schools in Palm Beach County, with a combined enrollment of about 192,831.
The closest other public school is NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in WELLINGTON
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
- BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,246 students
- WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,227 students
- EMERALD COVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,221 students
- POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,122 students
- WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 897 students
Other Wellington High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wellington High. WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Wellington High SchoolWellington, KS · 463 students
- Wellington High SchoolWellington, OH · 228 students
- Wellington High SchoolWELLINGTON, TX · 168 students
Nearby schools
- NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 745
- WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 897
- WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLE1.7 mi · 1,227
- SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON K-82.1 mi · 459
- SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 104
- BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,246
Frequently asked questions
About WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL?
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,689 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 40% White, 40% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.