WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized junior high in FAYETTEVILLE, New York, one of the schools within FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 651 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 6 schools in FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,104 students total), WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 9% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Onondaga County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.5%; this one delivers 78.3%.

Around the school, census data for Onondaga County shows median household income runs about $76,945, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Onondaga County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), of which WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 77.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 635 (now 651). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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