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Schools in Wellsburg

Wellsburg’s public schools

AGWSR Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wellsburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
607 students on the public path
In brief

Wellsburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wellsburg’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. AGWSR High School places highest (better than 63%); AGWSR Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Wellsburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2AGWSR Elementary at WellsburgAGWSR Community School DistrictNo scores
3–5AGWSR Elementary Schoolin AckleyC
6–8AGWSR Middle SchoolAGWSR Community School DistrictC+
9–12AGWSR High Schoolin AckleyB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the AGWSR Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

AGWSR Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 642 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,703IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 417 students tested
Math57%
State average 63.8% · 417 students tested

Wellsburg vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Wellsburg’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wellsburg—AGWSR

Every school in Wellsburg

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wellsburgby address
AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg
Elementary · Grades PK–2
59 students12:1Rate it →
AGWSR Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
131 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Wellsburgin other towns
AGWSR Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ackley
C
227 students13:1Rate it →
AGWSR High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ackley
B
190 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Wellsburg’s schools

Are Wellsburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wellsburg. AGWSR Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wellsburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wellsburg in?

AGWSR Community School District.

Where do Wellsburg kids go to high school?

AGWSR High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.