Wellington Elementary School
Public elementary school in Wellington, Texas · Wellington ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Wellington Elementary School serves 238 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Wellington (Collingsworth County). It is one of 3 schools in Wellington ISD. By enrollment it is the 4398th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Wellington ISD |
| County | Collingsworth County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484489006801 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wellington ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 238 | 534 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 9.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.5% | 63.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Texas 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.
Wellington Elementary School in context
Size
Wellington Elementary School is the only elementary school in Wellington ISD. Its 238 students are 44.6% of the district's 534. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 50.9 miles away and have a median of 288 students, so Wellington Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 kindergarten with 41 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 26, against an average of 34 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 41 in kindergarten and 40 in grade 5. It also enrolls 32 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 57.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Wellington ISD (50.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 37.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.3% across Wellington ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Wellington Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 238 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Wellington Elementary School has 6.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 Austin Elementary School, 20.4 miles away in Memphis ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 57.6% |
| Hispanic | 37.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Black | 2.1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 32 |
| Kindergarten | 41 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 28 |
| Grade 3 | 26 |
| Grade 4 | 30 |
| Grade 5 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
606 16th St, Wellington, TX 79095
Phone: (806)447-3112
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wellington Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary School | Memphis ISD | 20.4 mi | 139 | 10.8 | 82.7% |
| Childress Elementary School | Childress ISD | 29.7 mi | 447 | 13.9 | 64% |
| Clarendon Elementary School | Clarendon ISD | 39.1 mi | 204 | 10.1 | 55.9% |
| Reagan Elementary School | Quanah ISD | 47.0 mi | 196 | 9.6 | 76.5% |
| Grandview-Hopkins Elementary School | Grandview-Hopkins ISD | 54.8 mi | 49 | 8.4 | – |
| Lamar Elementary School | Pampa ISD | 63.2 mi | 415 | 15.1 | 67.5% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School | Pampa ISD | 64.6 mi | 371 | 15.2 | 65.5% |
| William B Travis Elementary School | Pampa ISD | 65.4 mi | 470 | 15 | 69.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wellington ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington High School | High | 9–12 | 168 |
| Wellington Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 128 |