Enrollment
98
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSTON·NCES 403228029696
Wellston Middle School
700 Birch, Wellston, OK 74881 · (405) 356-2533 · Lincoln County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
58 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 68%
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 | 27 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%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
Wellston Middle School→Wellston High School
Feeds from
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
19.0%
OK avg 30.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.
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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Wellston Middle School
Wellston Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellston Middle School this school | 98 | 59.2% | 30.5% |
| Walters Middle School Walters | 129 | 61.2% | N/A |
| Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School Thomas | 94 | 58.5% | 45.9% |
| Empire Middle School Duncan | 112 | 61.6% | 32.8% |
| Velma-Alma Middle School Velma | 90 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Junior High School Waukomis | 76 | 64.5% | 39.5% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wellston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #310 of 356 | #5 of 6 |
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
98
-19 (-16%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 90
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 98 | 5.9 | 16.8:1 | 59% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 7.7 | 14.0:1 | 63% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 6.1 | 20.8:1 | 52% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 8 | 14.6:1 | 62% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 8.9 | 14.6:1 | 58% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 7 | 18.7:1 | 62% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 10 | 14.2:1 | 48% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 10 | 17.8:1 | 66% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 90 | 8 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (129 to 98); teachers down 34% (8.9 to 5.9).
About Wellston Middle School
The public middle school Wellston Middle School is located in Wellston, Oklahoma. It teaches 98 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 75% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Oklahoma (about 388).
Besides Wellston Middle School, WELLSTON runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 445 students.
Federal enrollment data show Wellston Middle School is 68% White. The remaining shares are 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 2% Asian. Lincoln County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Wellston Middle School, there are about 16.8 students; the school has 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma is 15.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 58 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 59% of enrollment. Public schools in Lincoln County average a similar 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wellston Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wellston Middle School is 4.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 30.5%. Predicted: 35.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lincoln County show that the median household earns about $62,216 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Lincoln County has 25 public schools with about 5,177 students, including Wellston Middle School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Wellston Middle School from the closest public school, Wellston High School. The five-mile area around Wellston Middle School holds 2 other public schools.
NCES assigns Wellston Middle School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 98, compared with 117 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.6:1 to 16.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Wellston Middle School. 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Wellston High SchoolHigh · 124 students
Other schools in Wellston
- Wellston Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Wellston High SchoolHigh · 124 students
Other Wellston Middle schools
One other US public school is named Wellston Middle. Wellston Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wellston Middle SchoolWellston, OH · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Wellston High School0.0 mi · 124
- Wellston Elementary School0.5 mi · 223
- Luther Middle School7.4 mi · 256
- Luther Elementary School7.5 mi · 342
- Luther High School7.8 mi · 217
- Carney Elementary School8.5 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Wellston Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wellston Middle School?
Wellston Middle School enrolls approximately 98 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wellston Middle School serve?
Wellston Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wellston Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Wellston Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Wellston Middle School?
Student demographics at Wellston Middle School are roughly 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Wellston Middle School public or private?
Wellston Middle 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.