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Mead Middle School vs Wells Alternative Middle School

Mead Middle School and Wells Alternative Middle School are very closely rated, both scoring around 4.9 out of 10. Mead Middle School is significantly larger with 500 students, about 12.5× the size of Wells Alternative Middle School (40). In math proficiency, Mead Middle School leads at 46.0%.

Ratings Comparison

MetricMead Middle SchoolWells Alternative Middle School
Overall Rating4.9 / 104.9 / 10
Academic Score3.01.4
Growth Score7.89.7
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch94.2%92.5%
Environment Score2.92.3
State Rank#1,026 of 1,294#1,025 of 1,294
State Percentile21th21th

Test Scores

SubjectMead Middle SchoolWells Alternative Middle School
Math Proficiency46.0%5.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency54.0%24.5%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailMead Middle SchoolWells Alternative Middle School
TypeMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Grades6th – 8th6th – 8th
Enrollment50040
Student-Teacher Ratio12.8:14.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch94.2%92.5%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)64.0%80.0%
DistrictWichitaWichita
CityWichitaWichita

Neighborhood

MetricWichita (67211)Wichita (67216)
Median Household Income$44,003$47,172
Median Home Value$99,100$92,000
Median Rent$841$876
College Educated (Bachelor's+)13.8%8.3%
Poverty Rate26.0%24.7%
Avg Commute18 min19 min