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Wellington High School

1700 East 16th Street, Wellington, KS 67152 · (620) 326-4310 · Sumner County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Kansas public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-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 Kansas public high schools

Enrollment
463
High
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 410
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
245 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912627%
Grade 1011425%
Grade 1111825%
Grade 1210523%
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
34875%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
6213%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
358%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
24653%
Female
21747%

School pathway

Feeds from
Wellington Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Wellington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
28.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
22.8%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.0%22.8%
2023-2414.9%11.6%
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 (20.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Wellington High School this school46352.9%20.4%
Chanute High
Chanute
52853.2%36.5%
Nickerson High
Nickerson
25552.9%27.0%
Iola Sr High
Iola
29654.7%22.1%
Ottawa Sr High
Ottawa
68150.2%19.0%
Osawatomie High
Osawatomie
29555.6%18.3%
Matched among Kansas 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
MeasureThis schoolIn KansasIn Sumner County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
20.4%#216 of 262#5 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.8%#214 of 262#6 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#216 of 262#5 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
463#89 of 332#1 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#61 of 172N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.1%#74 of 172N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.9%#82 of 263#2 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.9%#93 of 100N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
463
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2546339.211.8:153% (245)
2023-2447138.712.2:152% (243)
2022-2347839.712.0:154% (257)
2020-214583812.1:148% (220)
2017-1846739.711.8:149% (227)
2015-164694011.7:156% (262)
2010-115563416.4:143% (238)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellington High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (467 to 463); teachers down 1% (39.7 to 39.2).

About Wellington High School

Wellington High School is a medium-sized high school. Its address is in Wellington, Kansas. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 463 students.

The Wellington system has 7 schools and 1,439 students.

At Wellington High School, White students make up 75% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Sumner County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school's share is lower. Wellington High School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teachers at Wellington High School total 39.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. That is close to the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The school counts 245 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. For comparison, public schools in Sumner County average 53%.

Measured against Kansas public high schools, Wellington High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

BeatsExpectations places Wellington High School in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 16.5 points below it (20.4% actual, 36.9% predicted).

Sumner County census figures show that the median household income is $63,951, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Sumner County is home to 23 public schools and about 3,436 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Kennedy Elem, about 0.3 miles away. Wellington High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Local comparison: Wellington High School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 20.4% versus a 33.4% average.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 458 in 2020-21, 463 in 2024-25.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Wellington High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Sumner County at a glance

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Population
22,353
Census ACS
Median income
$63,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,436 students

Quick facts

School name
Wellington High School
District
Wellington
Address
1700 East 16th Street, Wellington, KS 67152
Phone
(620) 326-4310
County
Sumner County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
463
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
245 (53%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
201284001769
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Wellington
Other schools in Wellington
Other Wellington High schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wellington High. Wellington High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Wellington High School
How many students attend Wellington High School?
Wellington High School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wellington High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wellington High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wellington High School have?
Wellington High School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Wellington High School?
Student demographics at Wellington High School are roughly 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Wellington High School in?
Wellington High School is part of Wellington.
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