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Wellington High School

629 N Main St, Wellington, OH 44090 · (440) 647-3734 · Lorain County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Enrollment
228
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
135 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 95725%
Grade 107031%
Grade 115625%
Grade 124520%
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
19385%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
136%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
63%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
136%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
10948%
Female
11952%

School pathway

Feeds from
Mccormick Middle School04–08
Based on grade levels within Wellington Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
52.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.2pp since 2021
Math
44.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.6pp since 2021

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2552.7%44.8%
2023-2459.5%62.1%
2022-2349.3%51.0%
2021-2253.9%29.1%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Wellington High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn 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
Ranked against other public high 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
228
-51 (-18%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252281614.3:159% (135)
2023-242581616.1:154% (139)
2022-23248318.0:137% (91)
2020-212791914.7:1N/A
2017-1828821.113.6:141% (118)
2015-163482116.6:152% (182)
2010-114252517.0:133% (139)
2000-014882420.3:114% (70)
1990-914902420.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellington High School.

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.

Lorain County at a glance

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Population
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students

Quick facts

School name
Wellington High School
District
Wellington Exempted Village
Address
629 N Main St, Wellington, OH 44090
Phone
(440) 647-3734
County
Lorain County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
228
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
135 (59%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
390456502322
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Wellington High School
How large is Wellington High School?
Wellington High School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wellington High School serve?
Wellington High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellington High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wellington High School is approximately 14.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wellington High School?
Student demographics at Wellington High School are roughly 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wellington High School?
Wellington High School is overseen by Wellington Exempted Village in Lorain County.
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