Enrollment
128
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363045004096
WELLS SCHOOL
1571 STATE RT 30, WELLS, NY 12190 · (518) 924-6000 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
55 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
61.2%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
128
-18 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 6.1:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WELLS SCHOOL
Located at 1571 STATE RT 30, in WELLS, New York, WELLS SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment unified-grade school that educates 128 students (grades pre-K through 12), one of the schools within WELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 76% smaller than the state mean of about 544.
WELLS SCHOOL sits inside WELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Looking at the student body, WELLS SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest consists of 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting WELLS SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hamilton County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WELLS SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 54.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household income runs about $68,835, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. WELLS SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 380 students).
Nearest neighbor: LAKE PLEASANT SCHOOL, around 7.1 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WELLS SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Trend over the last 7 years. WELLS SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 128).
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,089
Census ACS
Median income
$68,835
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LAKE PLEASANT SCHOOL7.1 mi · 67
- NORTHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL14.5 mi · 239
- NORTHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.5 mi · 175
- EDINBURG COMMON SCHOOL15.8 mi · 50
- MAYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.5 mi · 430
- MAYFIELD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL22.0 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About WELLS SCHOOLHow large is WELLS SCHOOL?
WELLS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 128 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does WELLS SCHOOL serve?
WELLS SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at WELLS SCHOOL?
Approximately 5.7:1 students per teacher at WELLS SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WELLS SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WELLS SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees WELLS SCHOOL?
WELLS SCHOOL is overseen by WELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hamilton County.
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