Wellington High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 57 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 20% |
School pathway
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 62.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.3% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 29.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
Where Wellington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #305 of 403 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #448 of 776 | #10 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #563 of 774 | #11 of 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #214 of 742 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #709 of 888 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #187 of 739 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #332 of 749 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #110 of 435 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #92 of 484 | #4 of 11 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 59% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 54% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 31 | 8.0:1 | 37% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 19 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 21.1 | 13.6:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 52% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 33% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 14% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
About Wellington High School
At 629 N Main St in Wellington, Ohio, Wellington High School operates as a small high school. A federal count lists 228 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 60% smaller than that.
A total of 3 schools make up Wellington Exempted Village, with 860 students enrolled.
White students make up 85% of enrollment at Wellington High School. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.5 students per teacher below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 59% of enrollment. Public schools in Lorain County average 33%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wellington High School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 62.3% actual against 66.4% predicted.
In Lorain County (population about 317,129), the median household income is $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 92 public schools in Lorain County, enrolling about 42,516 students in all.
The closest public school to Wellington High School is Mccormick Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Wellington High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Wellington High School's location as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 228 students in 2024-25, 51 fewer than the 279 it had in 2020-21.
The Wellington High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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