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Wells 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
6800 Penn Dr.
Dublin, CA 94568
Phone
(925) 828-6227
District
DUBLIN UNIFIED
County
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
999
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.1% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

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

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
63%
39%
66%
45%
59%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
59%
40%
66%
49%
52%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
38%
65%
46%
51%
29%
58%
38%
65%
46%
51%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 333 33.3%
Grade 7 308 30.8%
Grade 8 358 35.8%
Total 999 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.5% 16.3% 22.7%
Black 6.5% 3.1% 5.4%
Hispanic 22.0% 9.9% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 41.7% 70.2% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.8% 8.0% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 14.8% 8.0% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 69,818 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,076.3 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.1% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.4% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,946 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 67.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 56.9% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.5% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 6.8% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.8% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.0% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 3.7% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,731 $84,272,120 34.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $649 $8,125,480 3.4%
Staff $524 $6,560,480 2.7%
General Administration $276 $3,455,520 1.4%
School Administration $845 $10,579,400 4.4%
Operation $1,100 $13,772,000 5.7%
Transportation $97 $1,214,440 0.5%
Other $570 $7,136,400 3.0%
Total Support $4,061 $50,843,720 21.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,507 $106,507,640 44.1%
Total Expenditures $19,299 $241,623,480 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%