📍 500 Rocket Lane, Shelbyville, Shelby County, 40065
Wright Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shelbyville, Shelby County. The school has 457 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shelby County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wright Elementary enrolls 457 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 457 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 KY-40, state senate district 20, state house district 58.
Wright Elementary is one of 14 schools in Shelby County, based in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The district serves 6,985 students district-wide and employs 430 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 457 students, Wright Elementary is close to the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe