Wells Village School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Wells, Vermont

Wells Village School in Wells, Vermont enrolled 80 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 9.1 students per teacher against the Vermont elementary-school median of 11.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%).

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

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

84 students in 2022-23, 78 students in 2023-24, 80 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 8.8.

Students enrolled at Wells Village School by school year2022-23: 84, 2023-24: 78, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23842023-24782024-2580
Students enrolled at Wells Village School by school year2022-23: 84, 2023-24: 78, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23842023-24782024-2580
Students enrolled at Wells Village School by school year2022-23: 84, 2023-24: 78, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23842023-24782024-2580
Students enrolled at Wells Village School by school year2022-23: 84, 2023-24: 78, 2024-25: 8002550751002022-23842023-24782024-2580
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23848.010.5
2023-24786.013.0
2024-25808.89.1

9.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Vermont elementary schools

Among the 200 Vermont elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; Wells Village School 9.1; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWells Village School 9.1state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; Wells Village School 9.1; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWells Village School 9.1state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; Wells Village School 9.1; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWells Village School 9.1state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; Wells Village School 9.1; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWells Village School 9.1state median 11.1U.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 132 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wells Village School enrolled 66 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 132 of the 66 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent34.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.8% of students were White, 2.5% Black, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.8%
  2. Black2.5%
  3. Hispanic1.3%
  4. Two or more races1.3%
  5. Pacific Islander1.3%

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 Village School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Vermont, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtVermont
Reading and language arts, 2021-2221‑39%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2311‑19%not published39.9%

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 Village School

  1. Mettawee Community SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 124 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Middletown Springs Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.3 miles away: 54 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  3. Compare Wells Village School with Mettawee Community SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 spends per student$16,584 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,584
  5. The largest public schools in VermontWells Village School is the number 162 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#162 of 200
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher9.1 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.9.1:1
  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 Village School

  1. How many students attend Wells Village School?
    80 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 84 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wells, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Village School?
    9.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for elementary schools is 11.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wells Village School a Title I school?
    Wells Village 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 Village School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wells Village School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Vermont'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 Village School in?
    Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69, NCES district ID 5000409. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500040900367 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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