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
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New York public K-12 schools
- BTest 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 K-12 schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 9% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 48.2% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like WELLS SCHOOL
WELLS SCHOOL's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLS SCHOOL this school | 128 | 43.0% | 54.7% |
| FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL FRANKLIN | 209 | 42.1% | 40.3% |
| RICHFIELD SPRINGS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RICHFIELD SPRINGS | 189 | 48.1% | 61.1% |
| ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL ROXBURY | 224 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL VAN HORNESVILLE | 159 | 51.6% | 40.8% |
| WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL WEST VALLEY | 186 | 35.5% | 45.5% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #43 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #68 of 101 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #30 of 101 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #168 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #102 of 136 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
128
-14 (-10%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 6.5:1
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 | 128 | 22.6 | 5.7:1 | 43% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 22.9 | 5.9:1 | 35% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 22 | 6.0:1 | 38% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 22 | 6.5:1 | 39% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 24 | 6.1:1 | 49% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 22 | 6.7:1 | 57% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 23 | 7.9:1 | 38% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 26 | 8.0:1 | 29% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 26 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WELLS SCHOOL.
About WELLS SCHOOL
WELLS SCHOOL is a school serving multiple grade levels in WELLS, New York, and it is part of WELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It had 128 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 12. By comparison, combined schools in New York enroll about 544 students on average.
For district matters, WELLS SCHOOL falls under WELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Hamilton County residents, the White share is about 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 5.7:1. The school has 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across combined schools in New York, the average ratio is 8.7:1. Federal data show 43% of students (55) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Hamilton County is 15 points.
On the allk12 Grade, WELLS SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 50% of New York public K-12 schools.
WELLS SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.7% and a predicted 59.2%.
For Hamilton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $68,835 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Hamilton County number 4, with about 380 students.
WELLS SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is LAKE PLEASANT SCHOOL, about 7.1 miles away. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, WELLS SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
WELLS SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The WELLS SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Wells schools
One other US public school is named Wells. WELLS SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wells SchoolWELLS, TX · 239 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE PLEASANT SCHOOL7.1 mi · 67
- NORTHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.5 mi · 175
- NORTHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL14.5 mi · 239
- 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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