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What's the most underrated thing about John B Wright Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000906
John B Wright Elementary School
4311 E LINDEN ST, TUCSON, AZ 85712 · (520) 232-8100 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
25.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 33.0% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 39.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where John B Wright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #647 of 1,072 ▼ 60 | #91 of 154 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #770 of 1,072 ▼ 9 | #104 of 154 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #234 of 930 | #37 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #690 of 1,223 | #74 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #131 of 991 | #43 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #37 of 1,007 | #3 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #372 of 721 | #54 of 102 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
-53 (-11%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 410 | 31.2 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 37 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 34.3 | 13.4:1 | 80% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 89% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 83% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 26 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 19 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John B Wright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (494 to 410); teachers up 30% (24 to 31.2).
About John B Wright Elementary School
John B Wright Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 410 students.
Tucson Unified District (4403) oversees John B Wright Elementary School and 87 other schools, with 40,316 students in total.
The biggest share of students at John B Wright Elementary School, 47%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 22% Black, 14% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Pima County's population at about 36%. The diversity index for John B Wright Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here.
American Community Survey estimates for Pima County show that median household income comes to about $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 398, with about 140,692 students.
About 0.8 miles separate John B Wright Elementary School from the closest public school, Desert Sky Community School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around John B Wright Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 410, from 463 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.0:1 to 13.1:1 over the same years.
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Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About John B Wright Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John B Wright Elementary School?
John B Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
Is John B Wright Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John B Wright Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John B Wright Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John B Wright Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John B Wright Elementary School?
Student demographics at John B Wright Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 47% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is John B Wright Elementary School in?
John B Wright Elementary School is part of Tucson Unified District (4403).
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