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Wells Middle

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Wells Middle ranks 414 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 85% of California middle schools

Summary

Wells Middle is a public school serving about 1,040 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing Dublin Unified school district in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The school holds a solid 4-star rating and performs better than most middle schools in California. However, when compared to other local schools, significant gaps emerge. For instance, its proficiency rates in English (66%), Math (57%), and especially Science (40%) are notably lower than nearby top performers like Eleanor Murray Fallon in the same district, as well as Windemere Ranch Middle and Harvest Park Middle. Wells Middle also has a higher rate of chronic student absenteeism (9.4%) than these peers and serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite these challenges, the school spends more per student than several higher-performing schools and has demonstrated real strengths, such as an exceptionally effective program for English Language Learners. A key concern is the performance gap with Eleanor Murray Fallon within the same district, highlighting an area for focused improvement. Math scores also show a concerning decline from 6th to 8th grade. For parents, Wells Middle provides a good education in a competitive region but lags behind its immediate neighbors academically.

1,041

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,708

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6800 Penn Dr.
Dublin, CA 94568-2118

(925) 828-6227

District: Dublin Unified

Students who attend Wells Middle usually attend:

High:

Dublin High

Feeder schools for Wells Middle:

Elementary:	Dublin Elementary
	Frederiksen Elementary
	Murray Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.6%

White:

21.3%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg74%

California avg41%

414^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Dublin Unified

140^th of 1,543Dublin Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	414 of 2761	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	464 of 2783	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	374 of 2781	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	367 of 2740	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	512 of 2715	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	440 of 2480	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	514 of 2508	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	424 of 2497	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	330 of 2477	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	651 of 2379	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	524 of 2259	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	622 of 2236	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	612 of 2179	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	54.6	870 of 2063	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.2	656 of 2005	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	559 of 1999	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	61.2	615 of 1804	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.7	274 of 1777	84.6%	★★★★☆
2004	81.1	275 of 1769	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	358 of 609	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	528 of 627	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.0	219 of 613	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	296 of 637	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	337 of 643	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	214 of 600	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	335 of 739	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	376 of 743	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	314 of 715	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	261 of 733	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	389 of 745	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	361 of 700	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.2	284 of 1531	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	511 of 1491	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.7	106 of 1369	92.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.6	96 of 1478	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	119 of 1521	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	46.6	561 of 1540	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	327 of 1442	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	258 of 1364	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	378 of 2533	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	392 of 2551	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	313 of 2531	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	319 of 2509	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	431 of 2380	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	457 of 2262	79.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	687 of 2395	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	775 of 2388	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	781 of 2374	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	622 of 2359	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	630 of 2213	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	732 of 2072	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	648 of 2542	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	928 of 2579	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	538 of 2531	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	30.9	1666 of 2458	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	759 of 2369	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	841 of 2230	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	430 of 2534	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	509 of 2552	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	404 of 2538	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	365 of 2527	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	513 of 2407	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	396 of 2273	82.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	104 of 192	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	337 of 726	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	379 of 701	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	285 of 677	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	285 of 665	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	228 of 554	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	200 of 462	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	421 of 1566	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	512 of 1552	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	238 of 1531	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	708 of 1520	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	621 of 1537	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	512 of 1543	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	413 of 1555	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	720 of 1602	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	609 of 1496	59.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-32 vs school

Military Connected (2024)46th percentile-37 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science40%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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Wells Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Penn Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-6227	1,041	44	23.8	22.5%	222 (21.3%)	47 (4.5%)	190 (18.3%)	464 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (10.7%)	83	414^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.0%		80.7	464^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.3%	50	40.5	40.5	71.2	61.7	64.9	66.1	66.9	54.4	47.5	56.8	$20,708	$19,380	$1,328
Thomas S. Hart Middle	Public	6-8	4433 Willow Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-3102	1,129	49	23.1	10.0%	215 (19.0%)	15 (1.3%)	101 (8.9%)	734 (65.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.1%)	97.6	61^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		97.9	56^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.0%	5	73.5	73.5	83.4	79.7	82.8	82.0	78.7	75.1	78.1	77.4	$16,482	$16,256	$226
Pine Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7700	973	39	24.9	6.8%	289 (29.7%)	11 (1.1%)	96 (9.9%)	480 (49.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.6%)	97	87^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.8%		97.3	80^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	7	68.5	68.5	79.3	81.9	87.7	83.0	70.8	69.6	79.0	73.0	$16,533	$16,360	$173
Windemere Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	11611 East Branch Pkwy.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7400	1,011	42	23.9	8.2%	60 (5.9%)	18 (1.8%)	33 (3.3%)	850 (84.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.2%)	98.5	29^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		98.7	24^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.1%	5	78.5	78.5	83.6	86.1	86.2	85.4	77.0	84.4	84.8	82.3	$16,794	$16,682	$112
Eleanor Murray Fallon	Public	6-8	3601 Kohnen Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 875-9376	1,683	67	24.9	10.8%	120 (7.1%)	31 (1.8%)	61 (3.6%)	1,367 (81.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.9%)	97.7	59^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.9%		98.3	39^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.6%	20	65.5	65.5	81.2	87.5	82.3	83.7	78.3	78.1	79.4	78.6	$18,569	$17,920	$649
Harvest Park Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Valley Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4444	1,015	45	22.4	6.1%	259 (25.5%)	12 (1.2%)	53 (5.2%)	626 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.2%)	98.2	39^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.5	29^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.0%	10	69.4	69.4	83.0	89.7	83.0	85.2	79.2	86.4	79.8	81.7	$17,000	$16,774	$226
Gale Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	6400 Main Branch Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1500	971	43	22.7	9.8%	75 (7.7%)	25 (2.6%)	80 (8.2%)	732 (75.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	98.1	44^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%		97.7	69^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	25	71.6	71.6	86.4	86.2	82.1	84.7	79.8	82.7	76.0	79.3	$18,825	$18,662	$163
Pleasanton Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Case Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4390	944	44	21.3	14.7%	262 (27.8%)	21 (2.2%)	183 (19.4%)	406 (43.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	66 (7.0%)	89.7	284^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		92.7	213^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.3%	71	51.8	51.8	68.4	74.3	63.7	68.7	68.4	66.6	58.7	64.3	$17,714	$17,380	$334
Iron Horse Middle	Public	6-8	12601 Alcosta Blvd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 824-2820	939	42	22.5	9.9%	191 (20.3%)	25 (2.7%)	100 (10.6%)	528 (56.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	86 (9.2%)	97	86^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.9%		96.3	111^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.0%	25	70.0	70.0	76.2	88.9	79.6	81.9	67.9	79.5	79.6	75.9	$18,387	$18,164	$223
Diablo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Camino Tassajara	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7600	835	36	23.3	8.3%	226 (27.1%)	13 (1.6%)	56 (6.7%)	449 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	97.1	76^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%		96.2	115^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	39	60.2	60.2	80.3	85.2	80.5	82.0	83.3	81.9	75.4	79.8	$16,921	$16,648	$273

Frequently Asked Questions about Wells Middle

What high school do graduates of Wells Middle attend?

Students who attend Wells Middle usually go on to attend Dublin High

What district is Wells Middle in?

Dublin Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wells Middle?

Students at Wells Middle are 45% Asian, 21% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Wells Middle a good school?

Wells Middle ranks 414^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wells Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,041 students attended Wells Middle.

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