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Wellton Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Wellton.

Wellton’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Arizona school districts

Students
209
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,342
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
16:1
The gist

What stands out about Wellton Elementary District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the AZ average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Wellton 2,671

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wellton. Grade by grade →

PK–8Wellton Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Antelope Union High SchoolAntelope Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 34.8% · 106 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 40.4% · 105 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Antelope Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,342 per student · 8% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 51%Federal 22%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
164’20
156’21
156’22
184’23
209’24

Up 27.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%White 13%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Wellton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wellton
C+
209 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.