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Wells Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

1470 Post RD, Wells, ME 04090 · (207) 646-5142 · Part of Wells-Ogunquit Community School District

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

Directions
Students
455
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Wells Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Maine’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wells kids: Wells High School

On the path

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

K–4Wells Elementary School563 students
5–8Wells Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Wells High School422 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency86%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts90%
State average 85.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1470 Post RD, Wells

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5122
Grade 6112
Grade 7121
Grade 8100
Enrollment over time
431’20
412’21
441’22
441’23
455’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wells Junior 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 High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wells
A
422 students11:1

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.