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Enrollment
770
Combined
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRONWOOD AREA SCHOOLS OF GOGEBIC COUNTY·NCES 261947005612
Luther L Wright K12 School
650 E AYER ST, IRONWOOD, MI 49938 · (906) 932-0932 · Gogebic County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Michigan public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
439 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 56% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Luther L Wright K12 School
Luther L Wright K12 School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther L Wright K12 School this school | 770 | 57.0% | 40.6% |
| Forest Park School CRYSTAL FALLS | 481 | 58.8% | 42.0% |
| CamdenFrontier K12 School CAMDEN | 432 | 57.6% | N/A |
| Newberry Area School NEWBERRY | 496 | 64.1% | 34.0% |
| LAnse Area School LANSE | 490 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Buckley Community Schools BUCKLEY | 488 | 45.7% | 41.0% |
Matched among Michigan K-12 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 Luther L Wright K12 School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #24 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #21 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #2 of 200 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #20 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #34 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #65 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #12 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
770
+63 (+9%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 770 | 59.4 | 12.9:1 | 57% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 59.5 | 12.3:1 | 59% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 52.2 | 13.4:1 | 56% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 54% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 47.2 | 15.8:1 | 60% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 60% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 56% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 43% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luther L Wright K12 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (746 to 770); teachers up 26% (47.2 to 59.4).
About Luther L Wright K12 School
Luther L Wright K12 School is a combined-grade school with a street address in IRONWOOD, Michigan. It educates 770 students in pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 174% larger than the 281 average for combined schools in Michigan.
Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County is the district for Luther L Wright K12 School. It has 2 schools and 815 students.
White students are the large majority at Luther L Wright K12 School, with 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 2% Native American. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Luther L Wright K12 School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.9 students per teacher. For comparison, combined schools in Michigan average 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students. Across public schools in Gogebic County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Luther L Wright K12 School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Michigan public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Luther L Wright K12 School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.6%, compared with a predicted 41.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Gogebic County census figures show that median household income is about $52,732, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Luther L Wright K12 School is among the 6 public schools in Gogebic County.
The nearest public school is Gogebic Co Community Education, at about 1.0 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Luther L Wright K12 School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Luther L Wright K12 School had 707 students in 2020-21 and 770 in 2024-25, a 9% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 12.9:1.
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Gogebic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,319
Census ACS
Median income
$52,732
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County
- Gogebic Co Community EducationHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Gogebic Co Community Education1.0 mi · 45
- Hurley High2.1 mi · 309
- Hurley Elementary2.1 mi · 235
- AD Johnston JrSr High School5.3 mi · 164
- Washington School5.5 mi · 179
- WakefieldMarenisco School10.7 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Luther L Wright K12 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Luther L Wright K12 School?
Luther L Wright K12 School enrolls approximately 770 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Luther L Wright K12 School serve?
Luther L Wright K12 School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Luther L Wright K12 School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Luther L Wright K12 School.
How diverse is Luther L Wright K12 School?
Luther L Wright K12 School reports a student body of 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Luther L Wright K12 School?
Luther L Wright K12 School is overseen by Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County in Gogebic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.