📍 2740 Alpine Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29223
E. L. Wright Middle is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 1,354 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 02 school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
E. L. Wright Middle enrolls 1,354 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 17% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 743 | 55% |
| White | 235 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 17% |
| Asian | 89 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
873 of the school's 1,354 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 873 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
E. L. Wright Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-20, state senate district 22, state house district 76.
E. L. Wright Middle is one of 32 schools in Richland 02, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 28,841 students district-wide and employs 1,987 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,354 students, E. L. Wright Middle is larger than the district average of about 901 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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