📍 160 Rusk Ave, Wells, Cherokee County, 75976
Wells School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Wells, Cherokee County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Redd. It is part of the Wells Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wells School enrolls 259 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 7.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 259 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 3, state house district 11.
Wells School is one of 1 schools in WELLS ISD, based in WELLS, Texas. The district serves 239 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Wells School is close to the district average of about 239 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant