📍 5001 SW 14th St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50315
Wright Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cave Megan. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wright Elementary School enrolls 273 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 120 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 11% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 273 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 IA-30, state senate district 17, state house district 34.
Wright Elementary School is one of 59 schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 30,048 students district-wide and employs 2,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 273 students, Wright Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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