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Wright Elementary

500 Rocket Lane, Shelbyville, KY 40065 · (502) 633-5222 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Kentucky public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools

Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
228 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6413%
Grade 18117%
Grade 27215%
Grade 39119%
Grade 48317%
Grade 59820%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
32667%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
11123%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
194%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
23849%
Female
25151%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
39.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.3%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Wright Elementary

Wright Elementary's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Wright Elementary this school48946.6%32.8%
Huntertown Elementary School
Versailles
44343.6%52.5%
Painted Stone Elementary
Shelbyville
45849.6%26.0%
Lemons Mill Elementary School
Georgetown
54041.3%29.6%
Clear Creek Elementary
Shelbyville
42546.8%29.2%
Garden Springs Elementary School
Lexington
41840.7%45.3%
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Wright Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Shelby County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#522 of 669#5 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.3%#443 of 668#3 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#509 of 674#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
489#260 of 744#2 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#458 of 674#3 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.0%#214 of 674#6 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.6%#614 of 721#5 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.5%#209 of 233N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
489
+60 (+14%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548931.215.7:147% (228)
2023-245033016.8:148% (243)
2022-234573114.7:153% (243)
2020-214292815.3:146% (196)
2017-1848232.414.9:164% (308)
2015-165343515.3:169% (367)
2010-114973414.6:160% (296)
2000-015562027.8:145% (249)
1990-914973016.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wright Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (482 to 489); teachers down 4% (32.4 to 31.2).

About Wright Elementary

This page covers Wright Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 489 students.

Shelby County enrolls 6,985 students in 14 schools, including Wright Elementary.

Of every 100 students at Wright Elementary, about 67 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 80%. The diversity index for Wright Elementary is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school has 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Of all students at Wright Elementary, 47% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Shelby County is close, at 45%.

Wright Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Kentucky public elementary schools.

Test results at Wright Elementary are 14.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.8%, compared with a predicted 47.7%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Kentucky.

In the wider Shelby County area, median household income comes to about $82,604, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shelby County's 16 public schools enroll about 6,985 students and include Wright Elementary.

The closest school to Wright Elementary is Shelby County East Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Wright Elementary. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wright Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 14%.

People who know Wright Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Shelby County at a glance

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Population
49,096
Census ACS
Median income
$82,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,985 students

Quick facts

School name
Wright Elementary
District
Shelby County
Address
500 Rocket Lane, Shelbyville, KY 40065
Phone
(502) 633-5222
County
Shelby County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
489
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
228 (47%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
210532001434
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Wright Elementary. Wright Elementary is the 5th largest of the 11.

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Frequently asked questions

About Wright Elementary
How large is Wright Elementary?
Wright Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wright Elementary serve?
Wright Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wright Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Wright Elementary.
How diverse is Wright Elementary?
Wright Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wright Elementary?
Wright Elementary is overseen by Shelby County in Shelby County.
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