Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBON DISTRICT·NCES 490015000098
Wellington School
250 W 200 N, WELLINGTON, UT 84542 · (435) 637-2570 · Carbon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Utah public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
138 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 33%
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 | 31 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -12.4pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 38.3% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Wellington School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington School this school | 264 | 52.3% | 42.2% |
| Loa School LOA | 254 | 52.4% | 53.0% |
| Huntington School HUNTINGTON | 224 | 55.4% | 47.7% |
| Sally Mauro School HELPER | 293 | 48.1% | 42.8% |
| Milford School MILFORD | 211 | 50.2% | 49.5% |
| Valley View School ROY | 286 | 55.9% | 33.1% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #361 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #400 of 578 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #349 of 578 ▼ 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #543 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #286 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #444 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #110 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #344 of 388 |
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. 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
264
+42 (+19%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 425
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 | 264 | 12.5 | 21.1:1 | 52% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 56% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 13 | 20.5:1 | 53% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | N/A | N/A | 49% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | N/A | N/A | 55% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | N/A | N/A | 55% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 16 | 23.7:1 | 53% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 58% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 17 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellington School.
About Wellington School
Wellington School sits in WELLINGTON, Utah, and is classified as an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 264 students. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 491.
Carbon District is made up of 9 schools with 3,334 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Wellington School is White, at 83%. It is also 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wellington School scores 29%.
Teacher count: 12.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.1:1. Compared with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. The figure for public schools in Carbon County is close, at 49%.
Among Utah public elementary schools, Wellington School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.2% at Wellington School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.2%.
Carbon County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,377, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carbon County's 10 public schools enroll about 3,694 students and include Wellington School.
The closest school to Wellington School is Pinnacle Canyon Academy, located about 5.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. Its average proficiency rate of 42.2% is above the 41.4% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 264, from 222 in 2020-21.
The Wellington School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,517
Census ACS
Median income
$58,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbon District
- Carbon HighHigh · 1,004 students
- Mont Harmon MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Creekview SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Castle Heights SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Sally Mauro SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Helper MiddleMiddle · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Pinnacle Canyon Academy5.1 mi · 360
- Castle Heights School5.2 mi · 369
- Carbon High5.3 mi · 1,004
- Creekview School5.4 mi · 389
- Castle Valley Center5.4 mi · 95
- Mont Harmon Middle5.7 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Wellington SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wellington School?
Wellington School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wellington School serve?
Wellington School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wellington School?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Wellington School.
How diverse is Wellington School?
Wellington School reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wellington School?
Wellington School is overseen by Carbon District in Carbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.