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Wells Alternative Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1221 E Galena Suite 373
Wichita, KS 67216
Phone
(316) 973-7650
District
Wichita
County
SEDGWICK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
40
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.1% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Wells Alternative Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

25 20 15 10 5 0
0%
23%
0%
22%
0%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
4
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 12 30.0%
Grade 7 11 27.5%
Grade 8 17 42.5%
Total 40 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 36.1% 31.6% 65.4%
Black 41.7% 21.4% 7.1%
Hispanic 22.2% 40.8% 23.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 5.1% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.5% 81.6% 48.5%
Free lunch eligible 92.5% 73.6% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 8.0% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 328,094 2,940,546
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,206.3 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.4% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.2% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 135,020 1,160,715
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.0% 35.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.8% 17.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.1% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 10.7% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,306 $386,356,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,574 $73,196,000 9.0%
Staff $869 $40,402,000 5.0%
General Administration $188 $8,767,000 1.1%
School Administration $950 $44,197,000 5.5%
Operation $1,381 $64,236,000 7.9%
Transportation $756 $35,173,000 4.3%
Other $660 $30,704,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,378 $296,675,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,726 $126,791,000 15.7%
Total Expenditures $17,410 $809,822,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,758 $4,232,367,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $994 $480,503,000 5.9%
Staff $591 $285,770,000 3.5%
General Administration $367 $177,144,000 2.2%
School Administration $780 $377,096,000 4.6%
Operation $1,396 $674,392,000 8.3%
Transportation $552 $266,988,000 3.3%
Other $397 $191,857,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,078 $2,453,750,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,981 $1,440,730,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $16,817 $8,126,847,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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