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Wellsville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
229th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools
Better than 65% of Kansas elementary schools
Summary

Wellsville Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 411 students in the Wellsville community and Wellsville district. In 2025–26, proficiency was 56% in English Language Arts (ELA), 48% in math and 54% in science, above state and district rates in every subject. Chronic absenteeism was also low at 6%, compared with 8% districtwide and 18% statewide. The most important takeaway is that Wellsville’s results are broadly above state and district benchmarks, with science its clearest strength.

Compared with nearby schools, Wellsville’s science result stands out: its 54% proficiency rate was higher than both Lincoln Elementary (45%) and Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center (41%). ELA was close to the nearby average: 56% at Wellsville versus 57%. Math is the weaker local comparison. Although Wellsville’s 48% was 7 points above the state and district, it was 3 points below the nearby-school average of 52%, and near the local median. Grade-level results show a similar contrast: third-grade math was 42%, just below the state’s 43% and the lowest among nearby schools reporting it; fifth-grade math was 55%, above the state’s 45% and the nearby schools with results.

Results improved from 2022–23 to 2025–26: ELA rose 17 percentage points, math 7 and science 12, though science dipped from 59% in 2024–25 to 54%. SchoolDigger ranked Wellsville in the 65th statewide percentile and awarded 3 stars; it ranked fourth among 10 nearby schools with current rankings. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 16.4, second-highest among nearby schools reporting it. Its free/reduced-lunch rate was 35%, below the nearby average of 45%; this is context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves White students ranked that group at the 46th percentile, compared with 65th overall. Its Special Education Students ranking fell from the 76th percentile in 2024–25 to the 53rd in 2025–26.

411
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,938
Per pupil spending ?
34.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 218 Ash Street
       Wellsville, KS  66092-4054

(785) 883-2996

District: Wellsville


Students who attend Wellsville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wellsville Middle School
High:    Wellsville High
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.6%
Hispanic:
5.6%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Kansas average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Above the Kansas median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school53%
District avg45%
Kansas avg42%
229th of 657
Kansas public elementary schools ?
Top 35%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
119th of 268Wellsville among Kansas 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202662.1229 of 65765.1%★★★☆☆
202560.2257 of 65660.8%★★★☆☆
202453.2296 of 65354.7%★★★☆☆
202351.5316 of 66052.1%★★★☆☆
202253.1305 of 66854.3%★★★☆☆
202162.5232 of 67065.4%★★★☆☆
201952.6303 of 66754.6%★★★☆☆
201851.7322 of 65650.9%★★★☆☆
201755.9288 of 65956.3%★★★☆☆
201661.5227 of 65665.4%★★★☆☆
201551.8332 of 67851.0%★★★☆☆
201363.6294 of 66856.0%★★★☆☆
201259.0347 of 66047.4%★★☆☆☆
201165.6241 of 63161.8%★★★☆☆
201062.4270 of 63057.1%★★★☆☆
200965.1248 of 62160.1%★★★☆☆
200873.3149 of 61475.7%★★★★☆
200767.3215 of 60064.2%★★★☆☆
200660.9263 of 58555.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202126.0171 of 21420.1%★☆☆☆☆
201937.4118 of 19338.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202666.5174 of 58570.3%★★★★☆
202166.7166 of 59171.9%★★★★☆
201958.8235 of 59160.2%★★★☆☆
201844.4333 of 57442.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202658.9185 of 54666.1%★★★☆☆
202555.0215 of 53359.7%★★★☆☆
202461.8184 of 54666.3%★★★☆☆
202369.1113 of 54179.1%★★★★☆
202261.0147 of 51271.3%★★★★☆
202171.781 of 49483.6%★★★★☆
201960.9157 of 50969.2%★★★☆☆
201860.4171 of 51266.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202655.2254 of 59457.2%★★★☆☆
202157.0245 of 60559.5%★★★☆☆
201946.9311 of 58646.9%★★☆☆☆
201858.3229 of 57560.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202648.0148 of 31853.5%★★★☆☆
202565.874 of 31376.4%★★★★☆
202452.0132 of 30656.9%★★★☆☆
202345.5159 of 29646.3%★★☆☆☆
202260.495 of 30568.9%★★★☆☆
202126.0171 of 21420.1%★☆☆☆☆
201937.4118 of 19338.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202646.4313 of 57645.7%★★☆☆☆
202548.3309 of 57646.4%★★☆☆☆
202440.0372 of 57935.8%★★☆☆☆
202338.2387 of 58433.7%★★☆☆☆
202241.7358 of 59639.9%★★☆☆☆
202151.7286 of 58751.3%★★★☆☆
201944.5335 of 59243.4%★★☆☆☆
201840.1378 of 57434.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school
Male (2026)57th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2026)53rd percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)46th percentile-19 vs school
Disabled (2021)20th percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts56%+10 vs state
Science54%+16 vs state
Mathematics48%+7 vs state

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Students at Wellsville Elementary are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Wellsville Elementary.

Wellsville Elementary ranks 229th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Wellsville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wellsville Middle School
High : Wellsville High

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Latest Kansas data All new data »
2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026
2025–26 KAP test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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