Wright Elementary School

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in Des Moines, Iowa, Wright Elementary School instructs 265 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Des Moines Independent Comm School District.

Wright Elementary School is one of 59 schools operated by Des Moines Independent Comm School District, a district that works with 29,676 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wright Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Polk County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wright Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,576, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 137 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students), of which Wright Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Mitchell Early Childhood Center, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wright Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

Wright Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Wright Elementary School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 265). White enrollment moved from 58% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.