Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSTON·NCES 403228001786
Wellston Elementary School
500 Hayes Drive, Wellston, OK 74881 · (405) 356-2256 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
144 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 73% · 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
Based on grade levels within WELLSTON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
45.1%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 45 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 Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Wellston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #128 of 555 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #166 of 651 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #69 of 523 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #666 of 941 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #437 of 708 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #615 of 708 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #565 of 876 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #136 of 548 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
223
-39 (-15%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 223 | 13.6 | 16.4:1 | 65% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 68% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 64% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 64% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 17.2 | 16.5:1 | 58% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 58% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | 57% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 40% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 16 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellston Elementary School.
About Wellston Elementary School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Wellston Elementary School serves students in Wellston, Oklahoma. It reports enrollment of 223 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 39% below the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Wellston Elementary School reports to WELLSTON, which has 3 schools and 445 students.
At Wellston Elementary School, 69% of students are White. Other students are 17% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 7% Native American. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Lincoln County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
Wellston Elementary School lists 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 0.8 students per teacher. About 65% of students at Wellston Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
After adjusting for student poverty, Wellston Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.3%; the prediction is 33.5%.
In the wider Lincoln County area, the median household earns about $62,216 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Lincoln County counts 25 public schools with about 5,177 students.
Wellston Middle School is the nearest public school to Wellston Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Wellston Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 223, from 262 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Wellston Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,219
Census ACS
Median income
$62,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WELLSTON
- Wellston High SchoolHigh · 124 students
- Wellston Middle SchoolMiddle · 98 students
Other schools in Wellston
- Wellston High SchoolHigh · 124 students
- Wellston Middle SchoolMiddle · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Wellston Middle School0.5 mi · 98
- Wellston High School0.5 mi · 124
- Luther Middle School7.7 mi · 256
- Luther Elementary School7.8 mi · 342
- Luther High School8.0 mi · 217
- Carney Elementary School8.7 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Wellston Elementary SchoolHow large is Wellston Elementary School?
Wellston Elementary School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wellston Elementary School serve?
Wellston Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wellston Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Wellston Elementary School.
How diverse is Wellston Elementary School?
Wellston Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 7% Hispanic, 17% Two or more.
Is Wellston Elementary School public or private?
Wellston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WELLSTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.