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Wells Alternative Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1221 E Galena Suite 373, Wichita, KS 67216 · (316) 973-7650 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

Wichita’s School Grade D better than 5% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
36
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wells Alternative Middle School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wichita kids: 10 high schools

On the path

Where Wichita kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–553 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Wells Alternative Middle SchoolYou are here
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1221 E Galena Suite 373, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 610
Grade 713
Grade 813
Enrollment over time
46’20
38’21
29’22
40’23
36’24

Down 21.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Black 28%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 17%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wells Alternative Middle School from Wichita families.

Other schools in Wichita Unified School District 259

The district →
Christa McAuliffe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C+
829 students14:1
Minneha Core Knowledge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
B−
644 students16:1
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C−
643 students16:1
Isely Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bel Aire
B+
621 students13:1
Woodman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
612 students14:1
Cloud Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
580 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Wichita’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.