Wells ISD

Independent School District · Cherokee County · Kilgore area (Region 7)

242
Students
1
Campuses
C 79/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Mrs Hollie Jill Gaston View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (1)

  • Wells School Grades EE-12 242 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Wells ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
C 79
Acceptable
Overall score 79 / 100
239Students
1Campuses
11.3Students / Teacher
Jimmy Friday WrightSuperintendent

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged65.7%
Special Education20.9%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners3.3%

Student Outcomes

94.6%
Attendance Rate
15.0%
Chronic Absenteeism
0%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
28.0%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

11.3Students per Teacher
21.2Full-time Teachers
45.4Full-time Staff
$52,161Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Wells ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
1,880Total population
$62,368Median household income
666Total households
88.3%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White78%Hispanic / Latino5%Black / African American8%Two or more races7%American Indian / Alaska Native2%

Housing type

House 72.6%Apartments / other 27.5%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 27.6%1970–1999 40.1%Before 1970 32.4%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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