Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Wells High School
Address
Map
1151 SW Vermont Street

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97219

United States
Coordinates45°28′37″N 122°41′23″W / 45.476842°N 122.689798°W / 45.476842; -122.689798
Information
Former nameWoodrow Wilson High School
TypePublic
Motto"Lifting as we climb"
Opened1956
School districtPortland Public Schools
PrincipalAyesha Coning[1]
Grades9–12[2]
Number of students1,540 (2021–2022 enrollment)[4]
Color(s)Forest green and white   [3]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Portland Interscholastic League 6A-1[3]
Team nameWells Guardians
RivalLincoln High School
Feeder schoolsJackson Middle School
Robert Gray Middle School
Websitewww.pps.net/ibw

Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School (IBWHS), formerly known as Wilson High School (and colloquially as Wells High School or just Wells), is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. Its attendance boundary includes most of Southwest Portland, including the neighborhoods of Hillsdale, Multnomah, Hayhurst, Bridlemile, Maplewood, and South Waterfront.

  1. ^ "Ayesha Coning". Portland Public Schools. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Oregon School Directory 2018–19" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "New Principal for Wilson High School Named". Pamplin Media. 19 March 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Portland Public Schools Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For the year ended June 30, 2021" (PDF). Portland Public Schools. p. 128. Retrieved July 27, 2022.