📍 1717 Fish Hatchery Rd, Madison, Dane County, 53713
James Wright Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Wright Middle enrolls 256 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 44% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 28% |
| White | 30 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 256 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Wright Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 WI-20, state senate district 26, state house district 77.
James Wright Middle is one of 54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 2,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, James Wright Middle is smaller than the district average of about 466 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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