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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE ISD·NCES 482459002754
Joe Wright Elementary School
1055 N PINEDA ST, JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766 · (903) 586-5286 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
497 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
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 | 86 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 27% smaller than its 4th grade class (106).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Joe Wright Elementary School→Nichols Intermediate School→Jacksonville Middle School→Jacksonville High School
Based on grade levels within JACKSONVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Joe Wright Elementary School
Joe Wright Elementary School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Wright Elementary School this school | 526 | 94.5% | 46.7% |
| Scotland Park Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 542 | 95.4% | 31.2% |
| Miller Point Elementary School CONVERSE | 579 | 90.7% | 27.9% |
| Carroll Elementary School CORSICANA | 559 | 91.4% | 25.9% |
| Converse Elementary School CONVERSE | 577 | 92.7% | 29.0% |
| Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School NACOGDOCHES | 612 | 93.8% | 24.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Joe Wright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #1,775 of 4,401 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,967 of 4,466 ▼ 33 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,647 of 4,466 ▼ 611 | #4 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #791 of 3,998 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,281 of 4,938 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,376 of 4,622 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #1,471 of 4,628 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #574 of 4,789 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #1,190 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
526
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 526 | 35.3 | 14.9:1 | 94% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 38.3 | 13.7:1 | 90% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 37.3 | 14.6:1 | 90% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 88% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 35.1 | 14.7:1 | 89% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 90% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 90% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 76% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 58 | 6.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joe Wright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (516 to 526); teachers unchanged (35.1 to 35.3).
About Joe Wright Elementary School
Joe Wright Elementary School is a public elementary school run by JACKSONVILLE ISD in JACKSONVILLE, Texas. It teaches 526 students in pre-K through 4.
Joe Wright Elementary School is one school in an 8-school district, JACKSONVILLE ISD, which enrolls 4,700 students.
Federal enrollment data show Joe Wright Elementary School is 57% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 21% Black and 18% White. Cherokee County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 94% of students at Joe Wright Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Cherokee County report 66%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Joe Wright Elementary School is 13.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 46.7%. Predicted: 33.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cherokee County show that the median household earns about $61,261 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Cherokee County has 24 public schools with about 10,948 students, including Joe Wright Elementary School.
West Side Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Joe Wright Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.1%; Joe Wright Elementary School's is 46.7%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Joe Wright Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,886
Census ACS
Median income
$61,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE ISD
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Nichols Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Fred DouglassElementary · 577 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Nichols Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Fred DouglassElementary · 577 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- West Side Elementary School1.7 mi · 381
- Fred Douglass1.8 mi · 577
- East Side Elementary School1.9 mi · 623
- Jacksonville Middle School2.0 mi · 629
- Jacksonville High School2.6 mi · 1,270
- Compass Center3.2 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Joe Wright Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Joe Wright Elementary School?
Joe Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-04.
Is Joe Wright Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joe Wright Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Joe Wright Elementary School have?
Joe Wright Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joe Wright Elementary School?
At Joe Wright Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 57% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Joe Wright Elementary School public or private?
Joe Wright Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by JACKSONVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.