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Schools in Welling

Welling’s public schools

Tahlequah Public Schools and Briggs Public School have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Welling. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Oklahoma’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Oklahoma’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▲ 3% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024 · Tahlequah
Students per teacher
16.3
OK 16.1
Schools in town
0
3,920 students on the public path
In brief

Welling’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Welling’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Heritage Es places highest (better than 81%); Briggs Public School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Welling, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Tahlequah HS. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Welling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–12Tahlequah HSin TahlequahB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tahlequah Public Schools.

Two districts serve Welling

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tahlequah Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,712 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$12,526OK $12,210 · FY2024
A−
Briggs Public SchoolGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 390 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$12,008OK $12,210 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tahlequah Public Schools30%
State average 27.2% · 1636 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tahlequah Public Schools33%
State average 24.9% · 1635 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Briggs Public School11%
State average 27.2% · 275 students tested
Math · PK–8, Briggs Public School13%
State average 24.9% · 275 students tested

Welling vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oklahoma towns that share Welling’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Welling—Tahlequah PK–12 · Briggs Public School PK–8

Every school in Welling

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Wellingin other towns
Briggs Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tahlequah
D
390 students17:1Rate it →
Heritage Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tahlequah
A−
501 students16:1Rate it →
Greenwood Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tahlequah
B−
500 students16:1Rate it →
Cherokee Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tahlequah
C+
441 students15:1Rate it →
Tahlequah MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tahlequah
B+
730 students17:1Rate it →
Tahlequah HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Tahlequah
B+
1,358 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Welling’s schools

Are Welling’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Welling. Tahlequah Public Schools and Briggs Public School have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Welling. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Welling in?

Tahlequah Public Schools and Briggs Public School.

Where do Welling kids go to high school?

Tahlequah HS.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.