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If you had an hour of school board time for Wells High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
422
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLS-OGUNQUIT CSD·NCES 231349000612
Wells High School
200 Sanford RD, Wells, ME 04090 · (207) 646-7011 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Maine public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Maine public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
74 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 48%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 26% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 28% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wells-Ogunquit CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsMath
61.2%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Maine average is about 51 of 100.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Wells High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells High School this school | 422 | 17.5% | N/A |
| Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences Portland | 384 | 20.1% | N/A |
| Yarmouth High School Yarmouth | 554 | 15.7% | N/A |
| York High School York | 498 | 21.7% | N/A |
| Kennebunk High School Kennebunk | 683 | 18.0% | N/A |
| Freeport High School Freeport | 593 | 21.8% | N/A |
Matched among Maine 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 Wells High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #14 of 73 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #54 of 114 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #20 of 86 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #44 of 86 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #101 of 106 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #48 of 51 | #7 of 7 |
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
422
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 422 | 37.1 | 11.4:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 35.1 | 11.4:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 35.6 | 11.7:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 15% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 37.6 | 11.3:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 38 | 11.5:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 10% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 43 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (424 to 422); teachers down 1% (37.6 to 37.1).
About Wells High School
This page covers Wells High School, a mid-sized high school in Wells, Maine. It enrolls 422 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12.
Wells-Ogunquit CSD runs Wells High School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,440 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Wells High School is White, at 90%. The school is also 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among York County residents, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wells High School scores 18%.
Wells High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1, with 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Maine. The school has 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in York County average 37%.
Among Maine public high schools, Wells High School outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, York County, median household income comes to about $88,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 61 public schools and about 24,364 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wells Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 403 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 422 by 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,731
Census ACS
Median income
$88,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
24,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wells-Ogunquit CSD
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Wells Junior High SchoolMiddle · 455 students
Other schools in Wells
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Wells Junior High SchoolMiddle · 455 students
Other Wells High schools
One other US public school is named Wells High. Wells High School is the largest of the 2.
- Wells High SchoolWells, NV · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Wells Elementary School0.2 mi · 563
- Wells Junior High School0.3 mi · 455
- Sea Road School4.9 mi · 308
- Kennebunk High School5.7 mi · 683
- Middle School of the Kennebunks6.4 mi · 470
- Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch6.7 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Wells High SchoolHow many students attend Wells High School?
Wells High School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wells High School serve?
Wells High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wells High School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Wells High School.
How diverse is Wells High School?
Wells High School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wells High School?
Wells High School is overseen by Wells-Ogunquit CSD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.