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Enrollment
1,275
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339000973
E. L. Wright Middle
2740 Alpine Road, Columbia, SC 29223 · (803) 736-8740 · Richland County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,275 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of South Carolina 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 353 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 311 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 28% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 88% smaller than its 8th grade class (357).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
SC avg 59.7% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
27.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 31.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where E. L. Wright Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #559 of 635 ▼ 69 | #48 of 57 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #526 of 635 ▼ 119 | #45 of 57 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,275 | #5 of 709 | #1 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #463 of 656 | #48 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #255 of 656 | #11 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #297 of 395 | #29 of 42 |
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
1,275
-100 (-7%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 994
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,275 | 87.4 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,285 | 85.4 | 15.1:1 | 58% (749) |
| 2022-23 | 1,354 | 87.4 | 15.5:1 | 64% (873) |
| 2020-21 | 1,375 | 92 | 14.9:1 | 51% (699) |
| 2017-18 | 1,356 | 83.6 | 16.2:1 | 45% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 1,353 | 84 | 16.1:1 | 46% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 1,259 | 80 | 15.7:1 | 42% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 1,193 | 79 | 15.1:1 | 31% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 994 | 55 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. L. Wright Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,356 to 1,275); teachers up 5% (83.6 to 87.4).
About E. L. Wright Middle
A large elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, E. L. Wright Middle is part of Richland 02. Enrollment totals 1,275 students across kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 142% above that mark.
Richland 02 has 32 schools; together they serve 28,841 students.
More than half of enrollment at E. L. Wright Middle is Black: 58%. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Richland County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Classroom staffing at E. L. Wright Middle totals 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, E. L. Wright Middle lands at C+, ahead of 41% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
For the population of Richland County, median household income comes to about $63,784, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Richland County's 104 public schools enroll about 60,410 students and include E. L. Wright Middle.
E. L. Wright Middle's closest public school neighbor is Windsor Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,275 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,375.
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Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About E. L. Wright MiddleHow many students attend E. L. Wright Middle?
E. L. Wright Middle enrolls approximately 1,275 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does E. L. Wright Middle serve?
E. L. Wright Middle serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E. L. Wright Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E. L. Wright Middle is approximately 14.6:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at E. L. Wright Middle?
Student demographics at E. L. Wright Middle are roughly 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 58% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is E. L. Wright Middle public or private?
E. L. Wright Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.