📍 400 W 4th St, Sedgwick, Harvey County, 67135
R L Wright Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sedgwick, Harvey County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sedgwick Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
R L Wright Elem enrolls 272 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 234 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 272 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 91 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
R L Wright Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 KS-40, state senate district 31, state house district 74.
R L Wright Elem is one of 2 schools in Sedgwick Public Schools, based in Sedgwick, Kansas. The district serves 521 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, R L Wright Elem is close to the district average of about 261 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant