WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized K-5 school in WELLSVILLE, New York, overseen by WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 517 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 1,141 students overall.

Looking at the student body, WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Allegany County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Allegany County put median household earnings sit near $62,869, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Allegany County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,589 students), WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 6%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 517 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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