WELLS MS

As a medium-sized middle school in Catoosa, Oklahoma, WELLS MS caters to 393 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by CATOOSA.

CATOOSA comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,665 students; WELLS MS is among them.

Looking at the student body, WELLS MS logs that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 19% Native American, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Rogers County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Rogers County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,067 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. WELLS MS is one of 33 public schools in Rogers County (combined enrollment of about 15,144 students).

The closest other public school is CATOOSA HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

WELLS MS operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WELLS MS has edged down 9%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 51% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for WELLS MS typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.