📍 111 Highway 71, Abbeville, Abbeville County, 29620
Wright Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Abbeville, Abbeville County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Abbeville 60 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wright Middle enrolls 346 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 46% White and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 168 | 49% |
| White | 158 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 346 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 346 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 SC-30, state senate district 10, state house district 11.
Wright Middle is one of 9 schools in Abbeville 60, based in Abbeville, South Carolina. The district serves 2,746 students district-wide and employs 222 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Wright Middle is close to the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant