📍 305 Lang Rd, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, 32547
Wright Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Suzanne Boyd. It is part of the Okaloosa school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths.
Wright Elementary School enrolls 635 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 264 | 42% |
| White | 209 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 635 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 428 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wright Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-10, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Wright Elementary School is one of 52 schools in OKALOOSA, based in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida. The district serves 32,047 students district-wide and employs 1,685 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Wright Elementary School is close to the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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