Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON PARISH·NCES 220105000785
Wright Elementary School
809 Wyche Street, Tallulah, LA 71282 · (318) 574-4430 · Madison Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
249 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 82 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 35% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Madison Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
12.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
6.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 5.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
9.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
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 School
Wright Elementary School's state test result (9.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Elementary School this school | 264 | 94.3% | 9.0% |
| Merrydale Elementary School Baton Rouge | 242 | 93.8% | 14.8% |
| Cherokee Park Elementary School Shreveport | 282 | 95.0% | 13.0% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Lake Charles | 272 | 93.0% | 20.7% |
| Winbourne Elementary School Baton Rouge | 274 | 96.0% | 10.2% |
| Clara Hall Accelerated School Monroe | 260 | 96.5% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #574 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #577 of 582 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #576 of 587 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #220 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #580 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #111 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #625 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #67 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #123 of 197 |
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
264
+92 (+53%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 264 | 23.2 | 11.4:1 | 94% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 21.1 | 14.2:1 | 92% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 16.8 | 18.4:1 | 87% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 100% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 18.1 | 13.5:1 | 84% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 29 | 11.2:1 | 83% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 91% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 820 | 46 | 17.8:1 | 95% (778) |
| 1990-91 | 803 | 47 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (243 to 264); teachers up 29% (18.1 to 23.2).
About Wright Elementary School
Federal records list Wright Elementary School as an elementary school in Tallulah, Louisiana. In all, 264 students attend the school in grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 42% below the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Wright Elementary School belongs to Madison Parish, a district of 5 schools and 1,133 students.
The share of Black students at Wright Elementary School is 95%. Next come 3% multiracial. The county population is about 62% Black. The diversity index for Wright Elementary School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Wright Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 94%. The figure for public schools in Madison Parish is close, at 91%.
Wright Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 9.0% is 7.4 points below the 16.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Madison Parish show that median household income comes to about $35,456, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 22%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,133 students.
The closest school to Wright Elementary School is Tallulah Elementary School, located about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Its average proficiency rate of 9.0% is below the 13.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Wright Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Wright Elementary School enrolled 172 in 2020-21 and 264 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.2 to 11.4 over 4 years.
Wright Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Madison Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,513
Census ACS
Median income
$35,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,133 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Parish
- Tallulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 280 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Christian Acres Alternative SchoolHigh · 56 students
Other schools in Tallulah
- Tallulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 280 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Christian Acres Alternative SchoolHigh · 56 students
Other Wright Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Wright Elementary. Wright Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 11.
- WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT WALTON BEACH, FL · 609 students
- Wright ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 562 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolMoultrie, GA · 554 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolWEATHERFORD, TX · 528 students
- Wright ElementaryShelbyville, KY · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Tallulah Elementary School1.5 mi · 295
- Christian Acres Alternative School1.5 mi · 56
- Madison High School1.6 mi · 280
- Madison Middle School1.6 mi · 238
- Delhi Middle School17.1 mi · 91
- Delhi Elementary School17.5 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Wright Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wright Elementary School?
Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 03-05.
Is Wright Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wright Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Wright Elementary School have?
Wright Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wright Elementary School?
At Wright Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Wright Elementary School public or private?
Wright Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.