Wellston City

Wellston City has four schools serving about 1,254 students in a clear grade pipeline: Bundy Elementary School (PK–2, 349 students), Wellston Intermediate School (3–5, 269), Wellston Middle School (6–8, 294), and Wellston High School (9–12, 342). The Wellston City district is ranked 519 of 773 statewide, at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars. There are no alternative schools in this group, and free/reduced lunch data is unknown for all four schools.

Each school has a distinct strength. Wellston Middle stands out academically: its Algebra I proficiency was 100% in 2024–2025 and 95.5% in 2025–2026, far above the state's roughly 59%–62%, and it posted the biggest year-over-year gains, including 8th grade math (32% to 52.3%) and 8th grade ELA (33.3% to 48.3%). Wellston Intermediate has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 21.9%, well below the district's 28.9%, plus above-state results in 3rd grade math, 3rd grade ELA, and 5th grade ELA. Wellston High has a 95.8% graduation rate and large gains in English II (40.2% to 59.3%) and Geometry (18.9% to 30.7%). Bundy Elementary, the largest school at 349 students, serves PK–2 and has no state test scores, consistent with its grade levels.

The biggest shared challenge is chronic absenteeism: Wellston High (33.5%), Wellston Middle (30.9%), and Bundy (29.0%) are at or above the district rate. Wellston High's Geometry (30.7%) and Algebra I (50%) remain well below state, and Wellston Middle's 6th grade ELA (43.2%) and 8th grade ELA (48.3%) trail state even as its math shines. Wellston Intermediate's 4th grade ELA is a persistent weak spot (50% in 2025–2026), and 3rd grade math fell 17.5 points, though it stayed above state. Spending and staffing do not line up simply with results — High spends the most per student ($14,080) yet has the highest absenteeism, while Intermediate spends the least ($11,462) with the best attendance. Note spending is from 2018–2019.