📍 1702 S Grinnell St, Perryton, Ochiltree County, 79070
James L Wright el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Perryton, Ochiltree County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jodi Chisum. It is part of the Perryton Isd school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
James L Wright el enrolls 471 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 346 | 73% |
| White | 118 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 471 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
James L Wright el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 88.
James L Wright el is one of 6 schools in PERRYTON ISD, based in PERRYTON, Texas. The district serves 1,802 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, James L Wright el is larger than the district average of about 300 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote