Wright Elementary

Summary:

Wright Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shelbyville, Kentucky, serving 457 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 136 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Wright Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates, is generally lower than the Shelby County and Kentucky state averages, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups. The school ranks relatively higher for Hispanic and White students, but significantly lower for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, indicating achievement gaps for these groups. Additionally, Wright Elementary's statewide ranking has consistently been in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Simpsonville Elementary, Heritage Elementary, and Marnel C. Moorman School, generally outperform Wright Elementary in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Despite Wright Elementary's higher spending per student compared to the state average, this does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes for the school.


Detail:

Public K-5

 500 Rocket Lane
       Shelbyville, KY  40065


(502) 633-5222

District: Shelby County

SchoolDigger Rank:
471st of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,036 Help


Students who attend Wright Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Shelby County East Middle School
High:    Shelby County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.4%
Hispanic:
23.5%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wright Elementary ranks worse than 68.8% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Shelby County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.3. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.4%), Hispanic (23.5%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wright Elementary is 16.7. 4 elementary schools in the Shelby County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wright Elementary is $15,036. 4 elementary schools in the Shelby County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wright Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wright Elementary 471st of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Wright Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Shelby County:

SchoolDigger ranks Shelby County 136th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wright Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 28.19 491st 638 23.0%
2008 40.40 413th 651 36.6%
2009 54.26 322nd 658 51.1%
2010 60.97 262nd 683 61.6%
2011 59.46 284th 688 58.7%
2012 59.37 262nd 713 63.3%
2013 54.86 317th 719 55.9%
2014 46.13 396th 705 43.8%
2015 26.95 563rd 698 19.3%
2016 26.19 573rd 690 17.0%
2017 14.40 635th 694 8.5%
2018 23.10 590th 691 14.6%
2019 20.97 602nd 700 14.0%
2021 18.15 468th 517 9.5%
2022 27.43 506th 684 26.0%
2023 24.32 537th 687 21.8%
2024 33.30 471st 685 31.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.19 59th 81 27.2%
2019 40.44 60th 96 37.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.36 558th 661 15.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.52 553rd 631 12.4%
2019 19.96 579th 664 12.8%
2022 21.02 562nd 667 15.7%
2023 18.34 603rd 670 10.0%
2024 23.63 542nd 665 18.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.37 545th 663 17.8%
2019 18.35 599th 671 10.7%
2021 17.39 291st 312 6.7%
2022 36.52 413th 641 35.6%
2023 22.86 523rd 639 18.2%
2024 32.38 463rd 644 28.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.12 356th 445 20.0%
2019 22.30 406th 474 14.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.96 583rd 665 12.3%
2019 25.95 553rd 676 18.2%
2021 6.11 319th 325 1.8%
2022 30.73 468th 657 28.8%
2023 30.46 464th 652 28.8%
2024 36.19 429th 652 34.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.56 84th 153 45.1%
2019 22.13 139th 152 8.6%
2022 15.42 110th 114 3.5%
2024 42.26 76th 135 43.7%
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Rank History for White students at Wright Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.58 532nd 593 10.3%
2019 25.68 488th 592 17.6%
2021 21.85 302nd 337 10.4%
2022 38.63 395th 656 39.8%
2023 37.06 414th 658 37.1%
2024 42.66 365th 659 44.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wright Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 572 55 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1989 500 58 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1990 476 61 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1991 437 52 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1992 424 64 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1993 438 74 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1994 399 69 6 3 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1995 421 82 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 512
1996 421 82 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 512
1997 396 83 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1998 424 68 2 4 0 n/a n/a 10 508
1999 428 70 5 10 0 n/a n/a 12 525
2000 437 83 5 13 0 n/a n/a 15 553
2001 433 80 8 24 0 n/a n/a 11 556
2002 399 55 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2003 399 55 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2004 383 47 1 37 0 n/a n/a 0 468
2005 408 31 1 29 0 n/a n/a 0 469
2006 396 47 2 54 2 n/a n/a 0 501
2007 381 56 2 64 3 n/a n/a 29 535
2008 348 45 1 68 2 n/a n/a 25 489
2009 348 36 2 73 2 n/a n/a 25 486
2010 345 36 3 73 0 n/a n/a 28 485
2011 343 50 8 82 0 0 14 0 497
2012 328 32 10 82 0 0 22 0 474
2013 333 35 7 88 0 0 24 0 487
2014 321 42 4 100 1 0 32 0 500
2015 324 42 2 128 1 0 38 0 535
2016 309 27 2 146 0 2 48 0 534
2017 290 49 1 147 0 2 46 0 535
2018 273 36 0 135 0 2 36 0 482
2019 281 33 0 139 0 0 36 0 489
2020 297 15 2 104 0 0 26 0 444
2021 286 15 2 105 0 0 21 0 429
2022 304 20 0 103 1 0 20 0 448
2023 306 18 0 109 4 0 20 0 457
2024 334 20 0 118 4 2 25 0 503

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wright Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 627 31.0 20.2 n/a
1989 566 30.8 18.3 n/a
1990 547 31.9 17.1 n/a
1991 497 30.3 16.4 n/a
1992 500 29.9 16.7 n/a
1993 525 31.1 16.9 n/a
1994 478 29.9 16.0 n/a
1995 512 34.1 15.0 n/a
1996 512 34.1 15.0 n/a
1997 482 29.6 16.3 38.4
1998 508 30.0 16.9 41.2
1999 525 17.8 29.5 49.1
2000 553 20.0 27.7 41.8
2001 556 20.1 27.7 45.7
2002 492 28.5 17.3 73.4
2003 492 28.5 17.3 73.4
2004 468 29.0 16.1 n/a
2005 469 28.0 16.8 n/a
2006 501 32.7 15.3 53.5
2007 535 35.0 15.3 52.2
2008 489 34.5 14.2 55.2
2009 486 33.0 14.7 57
2010 485 25.0 19.4 63.7
2011 497 34.0 14.6 59.6
2012 474 32.0 14.8 55.1
2013 487 33.0 14.7 61.8
2014 500 33.5 14.9 64.8
2015 535 34.0 15.7 70.3
2016 534 36.0 14.8 68.7
2017 535 35.5 15.0 65.4
2018 482 32.4 14.8 63.9
2019 489 29.9 16.3 58.3
2020 444 29.5 15.0 51.6
2021 429 28.5 15.0 45.7
2022 448 30.7 14.5 40.4
2023 457 31.0 14.7 53.2
2024 503 30.0 16.7 48.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wright Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 627 31.0 20.2 n/a
1989 566 30.8 18.3 n/a
1990 547 31.9 17.1 n/a
1991 497 30.3 16.4 n/a
1992 500 29.9 16.7 n/a
1993 525 31.1 16.9 n/a
1994 478 29.9 16.0 n/a
1995 512 34.1 15.0 n/a
1996 512 34.1 15.0 n/a
1997 482 29.6 16.3 38.4
1998 508 30.0 16.9 41.2
1999 525 17.8 29.5 49.1
2000 553 20.0 27.7 41.8
2001 556 20.1 27.7 45.7
2002 492 28.5 17.3 73.4
2003 492 28.5 17.3 73.4
2004 468 29.0 16.1 n/a
2005 469 28.0 16.8 n/a
2006 501 32.7 15.3 53.5
2007 535 35.0 15.3 52.2
2008 489 34.5 14.2 55.2
2009 486 33.0 14.7 57
2010 485 25.0 19.4 63.7
2011 497 34.0 14.6 59.6
2012 474 32.0 14.8 55.1
2013 487 33.0 14.7 61.8
2014 500 33.5 14.9 64.8
2015 535 34.0 15.7 70.3
2016 534 36.0 14.8 68.7
2017 535 35.5 15.0 65.4
2018 482 32.4 14.8 63.9
2019 489 29.9 16.3 58.3
2020 444 29.5 15.0 51.6
2021 429 28.5 15.0 45.7
2022 448 30.7 14.5 40.4
2023 457 31.0 14.7 53.2
2024 503 30.0 16.7 48.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wright Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $869 (7.1%) $123 (1.0%) $992 (8.1%) $9,543 (78.3%) $1,645 (13.5%) $11,188 (91.9%) $12,180
2019 $731 (4.8%) $65 (0.4%) $796 (5.2%) $9,060 (59.6%) $1,615 (10.6%) $10,675 (70.2%) $15,203
2020 $525 (4.2%) $92 (0.7%) $617 (4.9%) $10,381 (82.6%) $1,563 (12.4%) $11,944 (95.1%) $12,561
2021 $471 (3.2%) $242 (1.6%) $713 (4.8%) $10,906 (73.9%) $1,373 (9.3%) $12,279 (83.2%) $14,764
2022 $1,047 (7.0%) $405 (2.7%) $1,452 (9.7%) $10,064 (66.9%) $1,753 (11.7%) $11,818 (78.6%) $15,036

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wright Elementary

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 602nd of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 537th of 687 Elementary schools
 7.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students489457
 6.5%
African American3318
 45.5%
American Indian04
Asian00
Hispanic139109
 21.6%
Pacific Islander00
White281306
 8.9%
Two or More Races3620
 44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.3%53.2%
 5.1%


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Wright Elementary ranks 471st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 503 students attended Wright Elementary.

Students who attend Wright Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shelby County East Middle School
High : Shelby County High School

Students at Wright Elementary are 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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