JOE WRIGHT EL

JOE WRIGHT EL is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in JACKSONVILLE, Texas, part of JACKSONVILLE ISD, with 526 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

JACKSONVILLE ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,700 students; JOE WRIGHT EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, JOE WRIGHT EL reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 21% Black, 18% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, JOE WRIGHT EL reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cherokee County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, JOE WRIGHT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the area at large, Cherokee County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,261, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. JOE WRIGHT EL is one of 24 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students).

The closest other public school is WEST SIDE EL, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JOE WRIGHT EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

JOE WRIGHT EL operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOE WRIGHT EL has showed little movement, going from 516 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 26% to 18% over that span.

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