Wells High School
| Wells High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
200 Sanford Road (ME-109) , 04090 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°19′11″N 70°35′23″W / 43.3196°N 70.5898°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | School Motto: Striving For Excellence |
| Established | 1901 |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit Community School District |
| Principal | Eileen M. Sheehy |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 423 (2023–2024) |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 |
| Color(s) | red, white, and black |
| Fight song | Down the Field |
| Athletics | baseball, basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, wrestling |
| Athletics conference | Western Maine, Class B |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | Wells Street Journal |
| Yearbook | Abenaki |
| Performing Arts | chorus, color guard, concert band, jazz band, marching band, percussion ensemble, theatre, winter guard |
| Website | whs.k12wocsd.net |
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Wells High School is a public school located in Wells, Maine, United States. It has an enrollment of 423 students in grades 9 through 12. The school primarily serves students from Wells, as well as smaller numbers of students from Ogunquit, which was part of the town of Wells until 1980 and has never had its own high school. From 1968 until 2006, Wells High School also served students from the town of Acton, which has also never had a high school of its own.
For the 2013–2014 school year, Wells High School had a graduation rate of 100% — the highest graduation rate of any public high school in Maine. It is ranked 26th in best high schools in Maine, according to U.S. News & World Report. The Maine Department of Education also ranks Wells High School in the top 10 statewide, and #1 in York County.
Wells High School is the sole high school in the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District, and is also home to the district's adult education and distance education programs.