Wells School

1571 New York 30

School District

Wells Central
Grade

PK, K-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:6
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on May 03, 2019

I graduated from this school. The time I spent there was excellent. The faculty had zero tolerance for bullying, mischievousness, drugs/alcohol use, etc. They fostered a culture of success and growth. The education was very good considering the low population and distance from available extracurricular activities. We went on plenty of trips to expose us to "life outside of Wells" which I think is very important in a lower income extremely rural area. I played some of the sports which, although limited, are about all you can put together with such a low enrollment. I had fun on the teams and never thought the school could have done more but didn't. I went on to college and graduated with a good GPA from an excellent private engineering school. I have worked great jobs for large companies in production, research, and development. The proof is in the data now; WCS did a good job preparing me (and my classmates) for the future.
Submitted by parent on January 03, 2015

This school has been little more than a series of huge disappointments. While they are not lacking in available facilities, their extracurricular activities and electives are almost nonexistent outside of the few sports they actually have. Too much emphasis is put on athletic ability while education suffers. The Spanish program here is abhorrent and poorly taught. The English classes are even worse and it surprises me that students are even literate with the teaching methods that are used. As far as math/science courses go, you're better off teaching your children at home. Outside of the poor quality of education itself, staff response to certain situations is inappropriate. Bullying is a huge issue here, and instead of being dealt with, it is swept under the rug, as to not damage anyone's "reputation" within the school or community. Rather than reward children for their achievements, there is an attempt to keep all students at the same level as to not "hurt anyone else's feelings". The facilities and staff to student ratio is consistent with that of a private school; there is potential for excellence here that will never be reached with the rigid system currently in place.
Submitted by other on April 17, 2011

This school has been amazing. My grandson loves the school and never complains. He has enjoyed all the programs,classes and most of all the teachers and staff.
Submitted by other on March 21, 2011

Challenging academic programs great student and teacher relations but not extracricular activities need more funding for more sports such as tennis, football, golf, swiming, lacross, feildhockey,