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How has John B Wright Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
-84 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 20.6:1
% White
14%
was 20%
% Hispanic
47%
was 41%
% Black
22%
was 27%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About John B Wright Elementary School
Located at 4311 E LINDEN ST, in TUCSON, Arizona, John B Wright Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school that instructs 410 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403).
Within Tucson Unified District (4403), which oversees 88 schools and 40,316 students, John B Wright Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, John B Wright Elementary School logs that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 22% Black, 14% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, John B Wright Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pima County put the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), John B Wright Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Desert Sky Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John B Wright Elementary School has shrank 17%, going from 494 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the John B Wright Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Tucson Unified District (4403)
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Pueblo High SchoolHigh · 1,821 students
- Cholla High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- Sahuaro High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Tucson Unified Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,184 students
- Rincon High SchoolHigh · 1,109 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Sky Community School0.8 mi · 38
- Catalina High School0.9 mi · 580
- Tucson Unified Virtual Academy0.9 mi · 1,184
- BASIS Tucson Primary1.0 mi · 785
- Howell Peter Elementary1.3 mi · 237
- Academy Adventures Midtown1.3 mi · 25
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).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.