Wells Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Catoosa, Oklahoma

Wells Middle School in Catoosa, Oklahoma enrolled 393 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).

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

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

405 students in 2022-23, 399 students in 2023-24, 393 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.2 to 21.5.

Students enrolled at Wells Middle School by school year2022-23: 405, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234052023-243992024-25393
Students enrolled at Wells Middle School by school year2022-23: 405, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234052023-243992024-25393
Students enrolled at Wells Middle School by school year2022-23: 405, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234052023-243992024-25393
Students enrolled at Wells Middle School by school year2022-23: 405, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234052023-243992024-25393
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340526.215.5
2023-2439924.516.3
2024-2539321.518.2

18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Oklahoma middle schools

Among the 354 Oklahoma middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Wells Middle School 18.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWells Middle School 18.2state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Wells Middle School 18.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWells Middle School 18.2state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Wells Middle School 18.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWells Middle School 18.2state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Wells Middle School 18.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWells Middle School 18.2state median 15.4U.S. 14.6

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 414 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wells Middle School enrolled 414 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 414 of the 414 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions65
  • Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.1% of students were White, 26.7% Hispanic, 19.3% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White36.1%
  2. Hispanic26.7%
  3. American Indian19.3%
  4. Two or more races10.7%
  5. Asian3.8%
  6. Black3.3%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Wells Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOklahoma
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219%24%27.2%
Math, 2022-2314%20% (2021-22)25.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Wells Middle School

  1. Verdigris Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.4 miles away: 215 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  2. Centennial Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.9 miles away: 1,060 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  3. Compare Wells Middle School with Verdigris Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Catoosa Public Schools spends per student$10,119 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,119
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaWells Middle School is the number 136 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#136 of 355
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.18.2:1
  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 Wells Middle School

  1. How many students attend Wells Middle School?
    393 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 405 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Catoosa, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Middle School?
    18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for middle schools is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wells Middle School a Title I school?
    Wells Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wells Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wells Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Oklahoma'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wells Middle School in?
    Catoosa Public Schools, NCES district ID 4006870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 400687000811 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, 2021-22 and 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

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

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