Enrollment
167
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSVILLE·NCES 201287001733
Wellsville Middle School
602 Walnut Street, Wellsville, KS 66092 · (785) 883-4350 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Kansas public middle schools
- B-Test 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
11.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
57 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 55 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 30% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Wellsville Middle School→Wellsville High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wellsville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 | 43.7% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 17.4% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Wellsville Middle School
Wellsville Middle School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville Middle School this school | 167 | 34.1% | 31.9% |
| Sabetha Middle School Sabetha | 173 | 34.1% | 41.4% |
| Smoky Valley Middle School Lindsborg | 253 | 36.4% | 40.8% |
| Chapman Middle School Chapman | 250 | 38.8% | 39.5% |
| Jefferson West Middle Meriden | 276 | 35.9% | 42.8% |
| Perry-Lecompton Middle Perry | 234 | 39.7% | 32.5% |
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 Wellsville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #98 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #108 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #80 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #175 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #149 of 195 |
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
167
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 167 | 14.7 | 11.3:1 | 34% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 12.1 | 14.8:1 | 32% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 15.4 | 12.1:1 | 32% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 28% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 15.7 | 11.0:1 | 32% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | 31% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 34% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellsville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (173 to 167); teachers down 6% (15.7 to 14.7).
About Wellsville Middle School
Wellsville, Kansas, is home to Wellsville Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It had 167 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students, which makes this school 58% below average.
Wellsville Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: Wellsville, with 856 students.
By race and ethnicity, Wellsville Middle School is 93% White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Franklin County overall, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Wellsville Middle School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 11.3:1 is based on 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Franklin County.
Wellsville Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Kansas public middle schools.
Wellsville Middle School scores 31.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.9%.
In the wider Franklin County area, median household income comes to about $77,207, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County's 15 public schools enroll about 4,187 students and include Wellsville Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wellsville High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Wellsville Middle School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 169 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 167. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.0:1 to 11.3:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,106
Census ACS
Median income
$77,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,187 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wellsville
- Wellsville ElemElementary · 411 students
- Wellsville HighHigh · 278 students
Other schools in Wellsville
- Wellsville ElemElementary · 411 students
- Wellsville HighHigh · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Wellsville High0.1 mi · 278
- Wellsville Elem0.5 mi · 411
- Edgerton Elem5.0 mi · 133
- Baldwin Junior High School7.1 mi · 309
- Baldwin High School7.2 mi · 437
- Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center7.6 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Wellsville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wellsville Middle School?
Wellsville Middle School enrolls approximately 167 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wellsville Middle School serve?
Wellsville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellsville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wellsville Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wellsville Middle School?
Wellsville Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wellsville Middle School?
Wellsville Middle School is overseen by Wellsville in Franklin County.
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