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WELLINGTON EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WELLINGTON EL
Set in FLOWER MOUND, Texas, WELLINGTON EL is an average-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within LEWISVILLE ISD. It instructs 731 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.
LEWISVILLE ISD runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 47,876 students. WELLINGTON EL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, WELLINGTON EL lists that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, WELLINGTON EL logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 5% 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, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WELLINGTON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.8%; this one delivers 77.2%.
Around the school, census data for Denton County shows median household earnings sit near $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), WELLINGTON EL is one campus in the mix.
FLOWER MOUND H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WELLINGTON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WELLINGTON EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.2%.
WELLINGTON EL operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. WELLINGTON EL's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 912 (now 731). Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 49%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WELLINGTON EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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