Wright Richard R Sch

Wright Richard R Sch operates as a close-knit elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 242 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Wright Richard R Sch sits 45% below that benchmark.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Wright Richard R Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wright Richard R Sch records that nearly all students (86%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Wright Richard R Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 107% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Philadelphia County's rate of about 95%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Wright Richard R Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dick William Sch, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wright Richard R Sch.

Wright Richard R Sch operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 35%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.