High Schools in Wellington

The Wellington area of Kansas is home to two high schools: Wellington High School and Wellington Virtual School. While Wellington High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, it continues to struggle with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a significant population of students from low-income families. In contrast, the smaller Wellington Virtual School has limited data available, making it difficult to draw conclusions about its effectiveness.

Wellington High School is ranked 266 out of 332 Kansas high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is significantly below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.03% of 10th-grade students at Wellington High School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.93%, and only 22.85% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 33.59%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Wellington Virtual School is a small virtual high school with only 13 students enrolled, the data available suggests it may face similar challenges as Wellington High School, with a dropout rate and chronic absenteeism rate that are on par with the traditional high school. However, the limited data makes it difficult to draw definitive conclusions about the virtual school's performance and effectiveness.