Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Wells’s public schools score below 58% of Nevada districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Wells, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 38% of students in Wells’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Nevada average (44%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nevada, not nationally.
From Nevada state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 34 Nevada towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wells’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 44% and 28% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Nevada. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,883 per student, against $14,868 across Nevada (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Wells Jr High School, then Wells High School. 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
C+: better than 42% of Nevada school districts. Graduation is above the Nevada average; test scores are below it.
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–6 · 141 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Wells
Wells Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 54 students
8th grade in Wells
Wells Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 54 students
9th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 7:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 7:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 7:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Wells
Wells High School
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 7:1 students per teacher
Wells’s public schools are run by Elko County School District, which also serves Carlin, Elko and West Wendover. 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 below the state in reading
Wells vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Nevada towns that share Wells’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wells | C+ | Elko County |
Every school in Wells
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nevada’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Wells’s schools
Are Wells’s schools good?
On Nevada’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wells children attend score below 58% of Nevada’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wells in?
Elko County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,539 students in 34 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wells kids go to high school?
Wells High School, with 100 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Wells’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Elko County School District graduated in four years, against 81% across Nevada.
How much does Wells spend per student?
$14,883 in Elko County School District (FY2024), against $14,868 across Nevada. 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 Nevada. Stars are from neighbors.