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B+

Wells Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Wells, Hope and Arietta, and parts of Lake Pleasant.

Wells’ Schools page →

Students
128
Schools
1
Spent per student
$41,812
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
The gist

What stands out about Wells Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the NY average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Wells 653Hope 406Arietta 286

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wells. Grade by grade →

PK–12Wells SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 46.5% · 63 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 48.9% · 66 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.2% · 14 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$41,812 per student · 21% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 22%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
142’20
141’21
133’22
135’23
128’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Wells School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Wells
B
128 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Indian Lake Central School DistrictIndian Lake
$50,568per student
Lake Pleasant Central School DistrictSpeculator
$71,141per student
Northville Central School DistrictBenson, Northampton
$30,904per student
Dolgeville Central School DistrictStratford
$25,504per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.