Enrollment
168
High
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLINGTON ISD·NCES 484489005111
Wellington High School
811 15TH ST, WELLINGTON, TX 79095 · (806) 447-3172 · Collingsworth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Texas public high schools
- BTest 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.
- B+Three-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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
95 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 46 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 24% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WELLINGTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 48.0% | 12.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 10.0% | 45.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | N/A |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Wellington High School
Wellington High School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington High School this school | 168 | 56.5% | 61.0% |
| Farwell High School FARWELL | 189 | 58.7% | 65.8% |
| Ganado High School GANADO | 221 | 56.1% | 54.1% |
| Louise High School LOUISE | 153 | 60.8% | 46.2% |
| Harts Bluff Early College High School MOUNT PLEASANT | 224 | 59.8% | 62.4% |
| Anson High School ANSON | 200 | 52.0% | 63.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Wellington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #461 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #981 of 1,425 ▼ 178 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #519 of 1,425 ▼ 148 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #199 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #1,409 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #878 of 1,522 |
Ranked against other public high 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
168
+28 (+20%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 7.8:1
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 | 168 | 19.4 | 8.7:1 | 57% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 19.4 | 8.4:1 | 52% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 18.9 | 8.3:1 | 54% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 18 | 7.8:1 | 59% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 18.4 | 8.3:1 | 53% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 17 | 9.1:1 | 52% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 20 | 7.7:1 | 51% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 196 | 23 | 8.5:1 | 52% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 172 | 17 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellington High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (152 to 168); teachers up 5% (18.4 to 19.4).
About Wellington High School
Wellington High School is a small high school in WELLINGTON, Texas. The school's 168 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 79% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
WELLINGTON ISD is made up of 3 schools with 534 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Wellington High School is 54% Hispanic. The school is also 42% White and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 33% Hispanic share among all Collingsworth County residents. By the diversity index, Wellington High School comes in at 53%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 8.7:1, with 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Wellington High School is B+. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Wellington High School scores 61.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.5%.
In Collingsworth County (population about 2,588), median household income is about $61,280, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 3 public schools operate in Collingsworth County, serving about 534 students.
Wellington Junior High School is the public school closest to Wellington High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Wellington High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Wellington High School's average proficiency of 61.0% compares with 46.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 168, 20% above the 140 of 2020-21.
The Wellington High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Collingsworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,588
Census ACS
Median income
$61,280
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WELLINGTON ISD
- Wellington Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Wellington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other schools in WELLINGTON
- Wellington Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Wellington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other Wellington High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wellington High. Wellington High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLWELLINGTON, FL · 2,689 students
- Wellington High SchoolWellington, KS · 463 students
- Wellington High SchoolWellington, OH · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Wellington Junior High School0.0 mi · 128
- Wellington Elementary School0.2 mi · 238
- Hollis High School20.2 mi · 135
- Hollis Middle School20.2 mi · 108
- Travis Elementary School20.4 mi · 12
- Hollis Elementary School20.4 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Wellington High SchoolHow many students attend Wellington High School?
Wellington High School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wellington High School serve?
Wellington High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wellington High School have?
Wellington High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is Wellington High School?
Wellington High School reports a student body of 42% White, 54% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Wellington High School public or private?
Wellington High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WELLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.