Wellsville Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Wellsville, Kansas
Wellsville Elementary in Wellsville, Kansas enrolled 411 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
398 students in 2022-23, 402 students in 2023-24, 411 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.0 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 398 | 23.0 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 23.5 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 411 | 25.0 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 382 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wellsville Elementary enrolled 382 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 382 of the 382 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent7.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.6% of students were White, 5.6% Hispanic, 5.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White87.6%
- Hispanic5.6%
- Two or more races5.4%
- Black0.7%
- American Indian0.7%
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 Wellsville Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 31% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 28% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
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 Wellsville Elementary
- Edgerton ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.0 miles away: 133 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Baldwin Elementary Intermediate CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.1 miles away: 276 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
- Compare Wellsville Elementary with Edgerton ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wellsville USD 289 spends per student$12,791 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,791
- The largest public schools in KansasWellsville Elementary is the number 174 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#174 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.16.4:1
- 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 Wellsville Elementary
How many students attend Wellsville Elementary?
411 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 398 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wellsville, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellsville Elementary?
16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wellsville Elementary a Title I school?
Wellsville Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wellsville Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Wellsville Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas'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.What district is Wellsville Elementary in?
Wellsville USD 289, NCES district ID 2012870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201287000455 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.