1
Alumni: what's one memory from HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
656
Middle
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360531000266
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
570 RT 312, BREWSTER, NY 10509 · (845) 279-3702 · Putnam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New York public middle 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 New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
250 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 215 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 219 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 72% · 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
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL→BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 50.5% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York 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 New York'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 HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 656 | 38.1% | 49.6% |
| SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 579 | 43.0% | 41.9% |
| FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEDFORD | 767 | 35.2% | 69.0% |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL CORTLANDT MANOR | 534 | 36.3% | 59.5% |
| HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL HAMPTON BAYS | 570 | 36.7% | 50.4% |
| HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 845 | 45.8% | 49.8% |
Matched among New York 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 HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #438 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #394 of 768 ▲ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #432 of 768 ▲ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #228 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #86 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #244 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #545 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #464 of 524 |
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
656
-103 (-14%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 656 | 75.6 | 8.7:1 | 38% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 78.2 | 8.3:1 | 45% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 75.5 | 8.8:1 | 37% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 69 | 11.0:1 | 41% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 61.8 | 11.0:1 | 28% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 53 | 14.1:1 | 26% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 853 | 64 | 13.3:1 | 10% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 860 | 61 | 14.1:1 | 8% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 59 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school located in BREWSTER, New York. The school enrolls 656 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in New York is about 531, so this school runs 24% bigger than that.
BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 4 schools and 2,988 students, including HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Hispanic students are the majority at HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 53% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 39% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 33 points above the 20% share among Putnam County residents. HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 75.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.7:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Putnam County, the average is 29%.
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 11.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 49.6%. Predicted: 61.0%.
Federal survey data for Putnam County show that the median household income is $126,257, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 23 public schools in Putnam County, enrolling about 12,955 students in all.
The school nearest to HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 6. HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 14% from its 2020-21 level of 759. The ratio was 11.0:1 in 2020-21 and 8.7:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,107
Census ACS
Median income
$126,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,076 students
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 592 students
Other schools in BREWSTER
- BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,076 students
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 592 students
Nearby schools
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 664
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 592
- BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,076
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,138
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 1,299
- MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 656 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 39% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Putnam County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.