Enrollment
294
Middle
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSTON CITY·NCES 390450201940
Wellston Middle School
227 Golden Rocket Drive, Wellston, OH 45692 · (740) 384-2251 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Ohio public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 106 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 33% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wellston Middle School→Wellston High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wellston City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.6pp since 2021
Math
53.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 64.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 63.7% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 58.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wellston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #495 of 637 ▼ 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #542 of 637 ▼ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.1pp | #25 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #491 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #58 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #559 of 579 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #176 of 410 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
294
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 294 | 22.3 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 22.3 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 22.9 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 23.3 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 89% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 64% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 39% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 14 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (339 to 294); teachers down 4% (23.3 to 22.3).
About Wellston Middle School
Wellston Middle School is a small middle school in Wellston, Ohio. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 294 students. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
Wellston Middle School sits within Wellston City, which has 4 schools and 1,254 students.
Roughly 97% of students at Wellston Middle School are White. The remaining students are 2% multiracial. Jackson County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wellston Middle School scores 7%.
Staffing at Wellston Middle School comes to 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2:1. Middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1, 3.9 more students per teacher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Wellston Middle School lands at D, ahead of 13% of Ohio public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Jackson County show that median household income comes to about $57,106, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County counts 11 public schools with about 4,600 students.
Wellston Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile from Wellston Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Wellston Middle School holds 4 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Wellston Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wellston Middle School had a net loss of 24 students, or 8%.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,650
Census ACS
Median income
$57,106
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wellston City
- Bundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Wellston High SchoolHigh · 342 students
- Wellston Intermediate SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other schools in Wellston
- Bundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Wellston High SchoolHigh · 342 students
- Wellston Intermediate SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other Wellston Middle schools
One other US public school is named Wellston Middle. Wellston Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Wellston Middle SchoolWellston, OK · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Wellston Intermediate School0.0 mi · 269
- Wellston High School0.2 mi · 342
- Bundy Elementary School1.3 mi · 349
- South Elementary2.4 mi · 221
- Jackson Northview Elementary School7.4 mi · 389
- Vinton County High School8.3 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Wellston Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wellston Middle School?
Wellston Middle School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wellston Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wellston Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Wellston Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Wellston Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Wellston Middle School?
Student demographics at Wellston Middle School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Wellston Middle School in?
Wellston Middle School is part of Wellston City.
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