📍 11317 E. McGirk Rd., El Monte, Los Angeles County, 91732
Wright Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Monte, Los Angeles County. The school has 602 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carl Caston. It is part of the El Monte City school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Wright Elementary enrolls 602 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Asian and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 459 | 76% |
| Asian | 127 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 602 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wright Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Wright Elementary is one of 15 schools in El Monte City, based in El Monte, California. The district serves 6,927 students district-wide and employs 352 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 602 students, Wright Elementary is larger than the district average of about 462 students per school.