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Wells Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1^st

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of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Wells Academy is a public elementary school at 420 N 4th St in Steubenville, Ohio, serving grades PK–4 with 336 students as part of the Steubenville City district, an area with several other highly regarded schools nearby. In 2025–2026, it is ranked #1 of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, with a 100th percentile rank and 5 stars — and this is not a one-year result. It has ranked #1 in seven of the last ten listed school years and never lower than #6, holding the top spot every year since 2020–2021.

Academically, every reported Ohio State Tests grade-level result in Mathematics and English Language Arts is 100% proficient in 2025–2026 — grades 3, 4, and 5. Across four years of data, only two results fell below 100%: 93.8% in 2023–2024 Math grade 3 and 97.1% in 2024–2025 ELA grade 4. Chronic absenteeism is reported at 0.0% every year from 2021–2022 through 2025–2026, compared with district rates of 4.4% to 14.3%. Nearby, Pugliese Elementary West was 1.2% and East Garfield Elementary School 0.4%, while McKinley STEM Academy was 7.7%. Out-of-district schools ran far higher: Toronto Elementary School 25.4%, Hills Elementary School 35.3%, and Buckeye North Elementary School 36.7%.

Wells achieves this without the smallest classes or the highest spending. Its student-teacher ratio was 18.6 in 2024–2025, mid-range among neighbors, and per-student spending was $7,330 in 2018–2019 — below several nearby districts with lower results. Older 2017–2018 subgroup data ranked the school #1 statewide for female, White, and low-socioeconomic-status students, #2 for male students, and top 5% for gifted students. A few caveats: free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable, spending figures date to 2018–2019, and the profile lists grades PK–4 even though 5th-grade test results are included.

336

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,366

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

420 N 4th St
Steubenville, OH 43952-2022

(740) 282-1651

District: Steubenville City

Students who attend Wells Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Harding Middle School
High:	Steubenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

African American:

13.1%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (100% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Steubenville City

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school100%

District avg96%

Ohio avg64%

1^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Steubenville City

21^st of 773Steubenville City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	1 of 1560	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	1 of 1558	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	1 of 1577	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	1 of 1596	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	1 of 1588	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	1 of 1610	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	2 of 1676	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	1 of 1636	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	6 of 1651	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.0	6 of 1678	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	90.2	30 of 1684	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	11 of 1687	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	4 of 1701	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	1 of 1709	99.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	2 of 1686	99.9%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	6 of 1662	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	91.5	1 of 1610	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.0	3 of 1582	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	91.5	1 of 1609	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	89.8	5 of 1504	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	92.5	4 of 1501	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.6	3 of 1471	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	94.0	1 of 1518	99.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	68.9	35 of 759	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	98.4	1 of 1465	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	94.2	2 of 1536	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	94.4	1 of 1309	99.9%	★★★★★

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 (2018)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)100th percentile~ school

White (2018)100th percentile~ school

Male (2018)100th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)95th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics100%+37 vs state

English Language Arts100%+35 vs state

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Wells Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1651	336	18	18.6	36.3%	239 (71.1%)	44 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	95.5	1^st of 1560 public elementary schools	99.9%		95.4	1^st of 1558 public elementary schools	99.9%			100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0				$9,366
East Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	936 N 5th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-5112	382	24	16.2	91.1%	156 (40.8%)	141 (36.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (19.6%)	89.3	75^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.2%		80.2	302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%	227		78.4	90.7			100.0	96.4			80.3%	6.1%	$6,711
McKinley STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Adams St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-3767	175	10	17.5	53.1%	69 (39.4%)	66 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.7%)	94.4	8^th of 1560 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.6	4^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.7%	4		100.0	100.0			100.0	90.0			80%	12%	$9,789
Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2281 Wilson Ave	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-2479	377	22	17.1	61.3%	319 (84.6%)	20 (5.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	81.7	250^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.0%		76.4	404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.1%	154		84.1	93.9			70.3	84.8			93.2%	3.4%	$9,988
Pugliese Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-4	435 John Scott Hwy Connector	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1590	449	23	19.9	42.8%	338 (75.3%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	93	22^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.5	19^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.8%	3		85.9	98.6			98.4	95.2	100.0		92.1%	3.4%	$8,654
Toronto Elementary School	Public	K-5	1309 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2172	374	22	17.0	69.5%	324 (86.6%)	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.7	749^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.0%		56	802^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%	53	59.4	75.5	56.9	52.2		79.2	56.9	78.3		90.2%	6.6%	$9,732
Cross Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	587 Bantam Ridge Rd	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1691	496	29	16.8	57.5%	424 (85.5%)	24 (4.8%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	37.8	1054^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.4%		35.5	1063^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%	9		64.1	39.4			51.6	57.6			97.1%	2.9%	$9,557
Buckeye North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1004 3rd St	Brilliant	43913	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 598-4589	235	17	13.8	74.5%	209 (88.9%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	78.3	343^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	78.0%		66.3	601^st of 1558 public elementary schools	61.4%	258	82.1	79.4	90.9	60.7		85.3	90.9	71.4		96.2%	3.8%	$13,436
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14890 State Route 213	Hammondsville	43930	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-0065	408	22	18.5	—	382 (93.6%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	71.7	500^th of 1560 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.6	574^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.2%	74	84.3	75.6	73.9	92.2	65.4	64.4	78.3	72.5	55.8	100%	0%	$11,782
Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	282	20	14.4	71.6%	263 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	37.5	1056^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.3%		46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%	103	43.2	42.1	47.7	43.2		60.5	68.2	61.4		92.3%	3.8%	$12,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Wells Academy

What district is Wells Academy in?

Steubenville City

What schools do graduates of Wells Academy attend?

Students who attend Wells Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harding Middle School
High : Steubenville High School

Is Wells Academy a good school?

Yes! Wells Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wells Academy?

Students at Wells Academy are 71% White, 13% African American, 13% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Wells Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Wells Academy.

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