Middle Schools in Wellington

Wellington has one middle school, Wellington Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 349 students. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were below Kansas’s in all three subjects: ELA was 35% versus 46% statewide, math 27% versus 41%, and science 26% versus 38%. Chronic absenteeism was also notably high, at 72%, compared with 34% for the district and 18% statewide. The clearest overall concern is that the school’s proficiency rates trail the state in every tested subject.

Because only one school is listed, it is the sole option in this data, not a demonstrated local leader or trailer. Within the school, 7th-grade ELA stands out as a relative bright spot: 46% of students were proficient, about 2 percentage points above the state rate. Other grade-level results were below state rates, with the largest shortfalls in 8th-grade math (21% versus 40%, an 18-point gap) and 8th-grade ELA (26% versus 42%, a 16-point gap). Across all grades, ELA was the school’s strongest subject relative to the state, with an 11-point gap; science was 12 points below and math 14 points below.

Results changed unevenly over the two years available. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency at Wellington Middle School rose 6 percentage points, narrowing its gap with the state from 16 to 11 points. Math improved by about 2 points, but its gap widened slightly; science fell 7 points, and its gap widened from 8 to 12 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved over three years, from 327th of 362 schools (percentile 10, zero stars) in 2023–2024 to 288th of 368 (percentile 22, one star) in 2025–2026. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 11.8 in 2024–2025, and 61% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch that year; these figures provide context, not an explanation for the results.