Wray Elementary School

Wray Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school in WRAY, Colorado, operated by Wray RD-2 School District. The school teaches 409 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Wray RD-2 School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 731 students. Wray Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wray Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 38% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at school resources, Wray Elementary School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Wray Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 28.2%; actual is 48.6%, +20.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Yuma County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,545, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Wray Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Yuma County (combined enrollment of about 1,759 students).

The closest other public school is Wray Junior Senior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wray Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wray Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 24% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 409). The White share of enrollment fell from 70% to 61% over that span.

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