Photo: BMRR from en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Wells’s public schools outscore 89% of Maine districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Wells, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Wells’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 90% and math 91% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,884 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 5 the district’s path is Wells Junior High School, then Wells High School. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Wells’s grade
A: better than 89% of Maine school districts, #13 of 142 Maine towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maine average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wells, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Wells
Wells Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 563 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wells’s public schools are run by Wells-Ogunquit Community School District, which also serves Ogunquit. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Wells vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Wells’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wells | A | Wells-Ogunquit |
| Kennebunk | A | Regional School Unit 21 |
| Ogunquit | A | Wells-Ogunquit |
| South Berwick | A− | School Administrative District 35 |
| North Berwick | B− | School Administrative District 60 |
Every school in Wells
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Wells’s schools
Are Wells’s schools good?
By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wells children attend outscore 89% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #13 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wells in?
Wells-Ogunquit Community School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,440 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wells kids go to high school?
Wells High School, with 422 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Wells’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Wells-Ogunquit Community School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.
How much does Wells spend per student?
$20,884 in Wells-Ogunquit Community School District (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Wells families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wells → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.