📍 1055 N Pineda St, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, 75766
Joe Wright el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Cherokee County. The school has 542 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Hinton. It is part of the Jacksonville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Joe Wright el enrolls 542 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 286 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 23% |
| White | 117 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 542 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 461 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joe Wright el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 TX-60, state senate district 3, state house district 11.
Joe Wright el is one of 8 schools in JACKSONVILLE ISD, based in JACKSONVILLE, Texas. The district serves 4,700 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 542 students, Joe Wright el is close to the district average of about 588 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant