Enrollment
349
Middle
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLINGTON·NCES 201284000727
Wellington Middle School
605 North A, Wellington, KS 67152 · (620) 326-4320 · Sumner County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Kansas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
214 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 111 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 36% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wellington Middle School→Wellington High School
Based on grade levels within Wellington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.8% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 9.3% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Middle School
Wellington Middle School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Middle School this school | 349 | 61.3% | 20.3% |
| Royster Middle School Chanute | 389 | 58.9% | 30.3% |
| El Dorado Middle El Dorado | 370 | 66.5% | 21.2% |
| Abilene Middle School Abilene | 319 | 56.4% | 35.3% |
| Iola Middle School Iola | 238 | 61.8% | 23.1% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 456 | 59.9% | 22.9% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Wellington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #162 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #144 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #156 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #129 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #31 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #109 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #68 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #45 of 54 |
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
349
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 349 | 29.5 | 11.8:1 | 61% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 32.4 | 11.1:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 29.6 | 12.7:1 | 63% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 34.9 | 9.7:1 | 56% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 59% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 61% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 35% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (340 to 349); teachers down 16% (34.9 to 29.5).
About Wellington Middle School
Wellington Middle School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Wellington, Kansas. Federal data show 349 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Wellington serves 1,439 students across 7 schools.
The student body at Wellington Middle School is 77% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 11.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wellington Middle School, which has 29.5. Middle schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 12.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 61%.
Among Kansas public middle schools, Wellington Middle School outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.8% for Wellington Middle School. The school posts 20.3%, 12.5 points below the prediction.
Census data for Sumner County show the median household earns about $63,951 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Wellington Middle School, Sumner County has 23 public schools.
Wellington Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Washington Elem, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Wellington Middle School, there are 6 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Wellington Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 11 students, from 360 to 349. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.9:1 to 11.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Wellington Middle School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Wellington
- Wellington High SchoolHigh · 463 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 277 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 137 students
- Kennedy ElemElementary · 126 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 86 students
- Wellington Virtual SchoolHigh · 1 students
Other schools in Wellington
- Wellington High SchoolHigh · 463 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 277 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 137 students
- Kennedy ElemElementary · 126 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 86 students
- Wellington Virtual SchoolHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elem0.5 mi · 86
- Kennedy Elem0.5 mi · 126
- Wellington Virtual School0.5 mi · 1
- Lincoln Elem0.6 mi · 137
- Wellington High School0.8 mi · 463
- Eisenhower Elem0.9 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Wellington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wellington Middle School?
Wellington Middle School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wellington Middle School serve?
Wellington Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Wellington Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Wellington Middle School.
How diverse is Wellington Middle School?
Wellington Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wellington Middle School in?
Wellington Middle School is part of Wellington.
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