Enrollment
54
Middle
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKO·NCES 320012000685
Wells Jr High School
1129 Lake Avenue, Wells, NV 89835 · (775) 752-3477 · Elko County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL54 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Nevada 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.
- 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 Nevada public middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
20 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 85%
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 7 | 26 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 52% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 25.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 Wells Jr High School
Wells Jr High School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Jr High School this school | 54 | 37.0% | 37.6% |
| Incline Middle School INCLINE VILLAGE | 122 | 27.0% | 38.8% |
| Meadow Valley Middle School Panaca | 77 | 35.1% | 47.6% |
| Virginia City Middle School Virginia City | 106 | 29.2% | 42.6% |
| Eleanor Lemaire Junior High School Battle Mountain | 310 | 49.4% | 14.4% |
| Pahranagat Valley Middle School Alamo | 71 | 38.0% | 37.7% |
Matched among Nevada 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 Wells Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Elko County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 54 | #106 of 113 | #5 of 8 |
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
54
+5 (+10%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 66
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 | 54 | N/A | N/A | 37% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 51 | N/A | N/A | 39% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | N/A | N/A | 30% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | N/A | N/A | 51% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 54 | N/A | N/A | 33% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 51 | N/A | N/A | 43% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 66 | N/A | N/A | 55% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells Jr High School.
About Wells Jr High School
Wells Jr High School operates as a small middle-grades school in Wells, Nevada. The school enrolls 54 students, from grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Nevada) has about 767 students.
Besides Wells Jr High School, Elko runs 34 other schools. The district enrolls 9,546 students.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at Wells Jr High School. Other students are 39% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Elko County residents. Wells Jr High School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 37% of students. Across public schools in Elko County, the average is 48%.
Wells Jr High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Nevada public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.6% for Wells Jr High School. The school posts 37.6%, 9.0 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Elko County, median household income is about $86,487, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Elko County number 38 and enroll about 9,984.
Wells High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wells Jr High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Wells Jr High School had 49 students in 2020-21 and 54 in 2024-25, a 10% rise.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Elko County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,047
Census ACS
Median income
$86,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
9,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elko
- Elko High SchoolHigh · 1,407 students
- Spring Creek High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Flagview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Adobe Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Liberty Peak Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Wells
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 141 students
- Wells High SchoolHigh · 100 students
- Ruby Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 6 students
Other Wells Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Wells Junior High. Wells Jr High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wells Junior High SchoolWells, ME · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Wells High School0.0 mi · 100
- Wells Elementary School0.2 mi · 141
- Liberty Peak Elementary School40.9 mi · 579
- Spring Creek Elementary School42.7 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Wells Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Wells Jr High School?
Wells Jr High School enrolls approximately 54 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Wells Jr High School serve?
Wells Jr High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wells Jr High School is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wells Jr High School?
Wells Jr High School reports a student body of 52% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wells Jr High School?
Wells Jr High School is overseen by Elko in Elko County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.