Wellington Middle-High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Wellington, Colorado

Wellington Middle-High School in Wellington, Colorado enrolled 1,173 students in 2024-25 with 70.8 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

Enrollment rose 37% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 36%

857 students in 2022-23, 1,028 students in 2023-24, 1,173 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.9 to 70.8.

Students enrolled at Wellington Middle-High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 1,17305001k1.5k2022-238572023-241,0282024-251,173
Students enrolled at Wellington Middle-High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 1,17305001k1.5k2022-238572023-241,0282024-251,173
Students enrolled at Wellington Middle-High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 1,17305001k1.5k2022-238572023-241,0282024-251,173
Students enrolled at Wellington Middle-High School by school year2022-23: 857, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 1,17305001k1.5k2022-238572023-241,0282024-251,173
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2385751.916.5
2023-241,02864.316.0
2024-251,17370.816.6

16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Colorado high schools

Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 16.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 16.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 16.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 16.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 234 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wellington Middle-High School enrolled 514 students and had 2.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.2, one per 234 of the 514 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions31
  • Chronically absent33.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.2% of students were White, 18.7% Hispanic, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.2%
  2. Hispanic18.7%
  3. Two or more races4.8%
  4. Black0.5%
  5. American Indian0.5%
  6. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Wellington Middle-High School scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math27%48% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Wellington Middle-High School

  1. Timnath Middle-High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 9.7 miles away: 1,456 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
  2. Centennial High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.7 miles away: 118 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
  3. Compare Wellington Middle-High School with Timnath Middle-High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Poudre School District spends per student$14,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,986
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoWellington Middle-High School is the number 92 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#92 of 436
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.16.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Wellington Middle-High School

  1. How many students attend Wellington Middle-High School?
    1,173 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 857 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Wellington, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellington Middle-High School?
    16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wellington Middle-High School a Title I school?
    Wellington Middle-High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wellington Middle-High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Wellington Middle-High School scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wellington Middle-High School in?
    Poudre School District, NCES district ID 0803990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080399000551 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22