Summary:
The Wellington Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single high school, Wellington High School, a small rural institution in Texas serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 168 students.
Wellington High School stands out for its exceptional student retention and graduation rates. The school boasts a perfect 0.0% dropout rate and an excellent 97.4% graduation rate, a remarkable achievement given that over half of its students (56.55%) come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school also provides a highly personalized learning environment with a very low student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1 and spends a substantial $15,457 per student. Its state ranking has been on an upward trend, reaching the 72nd percentile (559th out of 1,990 schools) with a 4-star rating for the 2023-2024 school year.
The school's academic performance reveals a clear strength in English Language Arts, where it significantly outperforms the state average. In the most recent data, English I Reading proficiency was 72.34% (compared to the state's 55.43%) and English II Reading was 72.09% (compared to 59.88%). However, the school faces a notable challenge in mathematics and science, with Algebra I proficiency at 40.43% (well below the state average of 54.03%) and Biology at 62.5% (below the state's 70.51%). This contrast between strong literacy outcomes and weaker STEM performance, combined with some year-over-year score volatility typical of a small school, suggests that while the school excels at supporting students to graduation, improving math and science instruction remains its primary area for growth.
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