Summary:
Wellington, Utah, has one listed public school, Wellington School, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the Carbon District community. The school enrolls 264 students and is the only local option shown in the available data, so families are evaluating one school rather than choosing among several nearby campuses.
Wellington School has experienced a notable decline in statewide standing. It ranked in the 57th percentile in 2023–2024, then fell to the 27th percentile and most recently the 12th percentile, ranking 498th of 563 schools and receiving one star. Current academic results are generally below both Carbon District and Utah. Mathematics is the clearest concern: third-grade performance was reported at 10–29%, fourth grade at 26.1%, and fifth grade at 20–39%, all below statewide results. Third-grade English language arts and fourth-grade English language arts are also notably weak. Fifth-grade English language arts is a relative bright spot, with a reported range of 40–58% that overlaps district and state results.
Attendance is another important issue for families to consider. Chronic absenteeism was 34.1%, compared with 28.1% in Carbon District and 23.8% statewide, meaning roughly one in three students was chronically absent. More than half of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 21.1 to 1; the available spending figure, $11,135 per student, is from 2018–2019 and is not current. There are a few positive signs, including modest fourth-grade science improvement and stronger fifth-grade English language arts, but parents may want to ask about attendance supports, recent staffing or program changes, and plans to strengthen mathematics—especially in third and fourth grades.
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