Wellington Junior High School
Public middle school in Wellington, Texas · Wellington ISD · Grades 6–8
Wellington Junior High School serves 128 students in grades 6–8 in Wellington (Collingsworth County). It is one of 3 schools in Wellington ISD. By enrollment it is the 1639th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 14.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Wellington ISD |
| County | Collingsworth County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484489006800 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 128 | 534 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 9.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68% | 63.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Texas middle 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 Junior High School in context
Size
Wellington Junior High School is the only middle school in Wellington ISD. Its 128 students are 24% of the district's 534. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 56.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 143; Wellington Junior High 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 grade 8 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 35, against an average of 43 per grade. This year grade 8 has 43% more students than grade 6 (50 against 35). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 48.4% here and 50.6% across Wellington ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 46.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.3% across Wellington ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 14.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 128 students, Wellington Junior High School has 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 128 students would have about 8.9 teachers, so Wellington Junior High School has 5.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Wellington Junior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Memphis Middle School, 20.5 miles away in Memphis ISD. No other middle 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 | 48.4% |
| Hispanic | 46.1% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 35 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1504 Amarillo St, Wellington, TX 79095
Phone: (806)447-3152
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wellington Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Middle School | Memphis ISD | 20.5 mi | 77 | 7 | 83.1% |
| Childress Junior High School | Childress ISD | 29.1 mi | 214 | 9.8 | 57.9% |
| Clarendon Junior High School | Clarendon ISD | 39.3 mi | 69 | 10 | 49.3% |
| Travis Middle School | Quanah ISD | 46.6 mi | 95 | 9.5 | 78.9% |
| Pampa Junior High School | Pampa ISD | 65.8 mi | 680 | 13.9 | 63.1% |
| Vernon Middle School | Vernon ISD | 71.5 mi | 390 | 13.2 | 78.7% |
| Canadian Middle School | Canadian ISD | 73.9 mi | 157 | 9.1 | 42% |
| Panhandle Junior High School | Panhandle ISD | 74.6 mi | 129 | 10.4 | 23.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wellington ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 238 |
| Wellington High School | High | 9–12 | 168 |