📍 1129 Lake Avenue, Wells, Elko County, 89835
Wells High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wells, Elko County. The school has 98 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elko County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.5:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wells High School enrolls 98 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 60 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 28% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
36 of the school's 98 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 34 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wells High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 19, state house district 33.
Wells High School is one of 35 schools in Elko, based in ELKO, Nevada. The district serves 9,539 students district-wide and employs 523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 98 students, Wells High School is smaller than the district average of about 273 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote