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Wells High School
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Wells High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

200 Sanford RD, Wells, ME 04090 · (207) 646-7011 · Part of Wells-Ogunquit Community School District

Wells’ School Grade A better than 89% of Maine school districts

Directions
Photo: JazzPanther · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
422
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wells High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

5–8Wells Junior High School455 students
9–12Wells High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency98%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Sanford RD, Wells

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9109
Grade 10108
Grade 1196
Grade 12109
Enrollment over time
403’20
422’21
415’22
402’23
422’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wells High School from Wells families.

Other schools in Wells-Ogunquit Community School District

The district →
Wells Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wells
B+
563 students13:1
Wells Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wells
B+
455 students12:1

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 Maine’s other public schools; Wells’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.