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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY·NCES 470455000054
W A Wright Elementary
5017 Market Place, Mt Juliet, TN 37122 · (615) 754-6200 · Wilson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- B+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 Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -9.4pp since 2022
Math
55.4%
TN avg 39.3% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 55.7% |
| 2022-23 | 53.6% | 64.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where W A Wright Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #231 of 957 ▼ 36 | #11 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #363 of 959 ▼ 98 | #13 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #355 of 1,044 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #252 of 962 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #268 of 537 | #6 of 7 |
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
538
+105 (+24%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 729
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 | 538 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 32.5 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 39 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 46% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 33% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W A Wright Elementary.
About W A Wright Elementary
Among the schools in Mt Juliet, Tennessee, is W A Wright Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 538 students on the rolls.
The district, Wilson County, has 20,703 students enrolled across 25 schools.
The share of White students at W A Wright Elementary is 65%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Wilson County is about 81% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
On the allk12 Grade, W A Wright Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Census data for Wilson County show the median household earns about $95,839 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Wilson County number 32, with about 25,331 students.
The closest school to W A Wright Elementary is Green Hill High School, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of W A Wright Elementary.
Locale data from NCES put W A Wright Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 24% increase, from 433 to 538.
People who know W A Wright Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,805
Census ACS
Median income
$95,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
25,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson County
- Lebanon High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Mt. Juliet High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Wilson Central High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Green Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- West Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,383 students
- Rutland ElementaryElementary · 1,371 students
Other schools in Mt Juliet
- Mt. Juliet High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,383 students
- Rutland ElementaryElementary · 1,371 students
- Stoner Creek ElementaryElementary · 1,043 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 849 students
- Mt. Juliet ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Nearby schools
- Green Hill High School0.4 mi · 1,606
- Mt. Juliet Middle School1.6 mi · 1,002
- Elzie D Patton Elementary School1.8 mi · 461
- Lakeview Elementary School2.0 mi · 455
- Mt. Juliet Elementary2.7 mi · 648
- Mt. Juliet High School2.7 mi · 1,712
Frequently asked questions
About W A Wright ElementaryHow large is W A Wright Elementary?
W A Wright Elementary enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
Is W A Wright Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W A Wright Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at W A Wright Elementary?
Student demographics at W A Wright Elementary are roughly 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees W A Wright Elementary?
W A Wright Elementary is overseen by Wilson County in Wilson County.
What county does W A Wright Elementary serve?
W A Wright Elementary serves Wilson County in TN.
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