Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School
Public elementary school in Wellsville, Missouri · Wellsville Middletown R-I School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School serves 116 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Wellsville (Montgomery County). It is one of 2 schools in Wellsville Middletown R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 1062nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Wellsville Middletown R-I School District |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293162002206 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Wellsville Middletown R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 116 | 261 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 9.9 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56% | 54.8% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School in context
Size
Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School is the only elementary school in Wellsville Middletown R-I School District. Its 116 students are 44.4% of the district's 261. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 16.7 miles away and have a median of 321 students, so Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 21 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 12, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% fewer students than kindergarten (15 against 18). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 16 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 92.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wellsville Middletown R-I (92.7%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.8% across Wellsville Middletown R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 30.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School has 10.71 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 116 students would have about 9.4 teachers, so Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School has 1.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Community Elementary School, 7.2 miles away in Community R-VI School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 18 |
| Grade 1 | 12 |
| Grade 2 | 21 |
| Grade 3 | 14 |
| Grade 4 | 20 |
| Grade 5 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 Burlington Rd, Wellsville, MO 63384
Phone: (573)684-2047
Website: wmr1.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wellsville-Middletown Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Elementary School | Community R-VI | 7.2 mi | 144 | 10.2 | 57.6% |
| Montgomery City Elementary School | Montgomery County R-II | 7.4 mi | 326 | 11.1 | 53.4% |
| Williamsburg Elementary School | North Callaway County R-I | 13.6 mi | 169 | 11.1 | 52.1% |
| Van-Far Elementary School | Van-Far R-I | 15.8 mi | 323 | 11.5 | 55.1% |
| McMillan Early Learning Center | Mexico 59 | 17.6 mi | 319 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Mexico 59 | 18.3 mi | 418 | 12.5 | 100% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Mexico 59 | 18.9 mi | 442 | 13.4 | 100% |
| Jonesburg Elementary School | Montgomery County R-II | 21.5 mi | 149 | 10 | 42.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wellsville Middletown R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville-Middletown High School | High | 6–12 | 145 |