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Wells Alternative Middle School vs Mead Middle School

Wells Alternative Middle School and Mead 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

MetricWells Alternative Middle SchoolMead Middle School
Overall Rating4.9 / 104.9 / 10
Academic Score1.43.0
Growth Score9.77.8
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch92.5%94.2%
Environment Score2.32.9
State Rank#1,025 of 1,294#1,026 of 1,294
State Percentile21th21th

Test Scores

SubjectWells Alternative Middle SchoolMead Middle School
Math Proficiency5.0%46.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency24.5%54.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailWells Alternative Middle SchoolMead Middle School
TypeMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Grades6th – 8th6th – 8th
Enrollment40500
Student-Teacher Ratio4.4:112.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch92.5%94.2%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)80.0%64.0%
DistrictWichitaWichita
CityWichitaWichita

Neighborhood

MetricWichita (67216)Wichita (67211)
Median Household Income$47,172$44,003
Median Home Value$92,000$99,100
Median Rent$876$841
College Educated (Bachelor's+)8.3%13.8%
Poverty Rate24.7%26.0%
Avg Commute19 min18 min