Elementary school (grades K-5) · Fayetteville, NY

Wellwood Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Wellwood Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 361833001658
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wellwood Middle School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#1 of 3
elementary schools in Fayetteville · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
10.7:1
students per teacher
651
students enrolled

Wellwood Middle School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wellwood Middle School ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Fayetteville, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-5 students YoY

Wellwood Middle School held near 647 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 61.3 → 61.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-5 students YoY 361833001658 · Fayetteville, NY Elementary · MID · TRAD

651 enr · 10.7:1 · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School (1,343 students)

Wellwood Middle School held near 647 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount). Teacher FTE held 61.3 → 61.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Wellwood Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Wellwood Middle School reports 651 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Wellwood Middle School compares

Wellwood Middle School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.7:1 ▼ 9% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 651 top 22% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
651
Bigger than 77% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 40% in New York - lower ratio than 60% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$22,327
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 326 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
40
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.5%
Asian 9.4%
Two or More 4.3%
African American 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 79.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.5, Wellwood Middle School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District reports $22,327 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Wellwood Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Eagle Hill Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Enders Road Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mott Road Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Fayetteville Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Wellwood Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Wellwood Middle School

How many students attend Wellwood Middle School?

Wellwood Middle School has 651 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fayetteville, NY. CCD year-over-year: 652 (2022-23) → 647 (2023-24), nearly flat (-5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellwood Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Wellwood Middle School is 10.7:1, which is 9% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wellwood Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Wellwood Middle School is White at 79.5% of enrollment, in Fayetteville, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wellwood Middle School?

Wellwood Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Wellwood Middle School rank among elementary schools in Fayetteville?

By Resource Investment Index, Wellwood Middle School ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Fayetteville, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District?

Besides Wellwood Middle School, Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District also operates Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School (1,343 students), Eagle Hill Middle School (622 students), and Enders Road Elementary School (538 students). See the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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