Wells High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Wells, Nevada

Wells High School in Wells, Nevada enrolled 100 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 6.7 students per teacher against the Nevada high-school median of 21.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nevada: 29.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Nevada: 81.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

98 students in 2022-23, 99 students in 2023-24, 100 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at Wells High School by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 10002550751002022-23982023-24992024-25100
Students enrolled at Wells High School by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 10002550751002022-23982023-24992024-25100
Students enrolled at Wells High School by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 10002550751002022-23982023-24992024-25100
Students enrolled at Wells High School by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 10002550751002022-23982023-24992024-25100
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239815.06.5
2023-249914.07.1
2024-2510015.06.7

6.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Nevada high schools

Among the 122 Nevada high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.1; 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, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Wells High School 6.7; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherWells High School 6.7state median 21.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Wells High School 6.7; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherWells High School 6.7state median 21.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Wells High School 6.7; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherWells High School 6.7state median 21.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Wells High School 6.7; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherWells High School 6.7state median 21.1U.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).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 312 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wells High School enrolled 103 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 312 of the 103 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent38.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.0% of students were White, 32.0% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White58.0%
  2. Hispanic32.0%
  3. Two or more races5.0%
  4. American Indian3.0%
  5. Black1.0%
  6. Asian1.0%

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 Wells High School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 29.6% in math across Nevada. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nevada, 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 districtNevada
Math21‑39%25% (2021-22)29.6%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 24 students in Wells High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Nevada. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNevada
Four-year graduation rate80% or more84%81.4%
Students in the class2472238,348

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Wells High School

  1. How much Elko County School District spends per student$13,020 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,020
  2. The largest public schools in NevadaWells High School is the number 117 by size of 148 Nevada high schools open in 2024-25.#117 of 148
  3. Nevada schools by students per teacher6.7 students per teacher here against the Nevada median of 21.1 for high schools.6.7:1
  4. 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 Wells High School

  1. How many students attend Wells High School?
    100 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 98 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Wells, NV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells High School?
    6.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nevada median for high schools is 21.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wells High School a Title I school?
    Wells 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 Wells High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Wells High School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 29.6% in math across Nevada. Nevada'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 is the graduation rate at Wells High School?
    80% or more of the 24 students in Wells High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Nevada. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Wells High School in?
    Elko County School District, NCES district ID 3200120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320012000622 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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