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Wright Elementary School

Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Wright Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 265 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
265
Teachers (FTE)
21.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 105 40%
Hispanic/Latino 89 34%
Black or African American 34 13%
Two or more races 22 8%
Asian 11 4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 265 128M / 137F

English Language Learners: 51 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 50-54% 64.9% 120
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 68.7% 119
Science Proficiency 40-49% 39

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.42 grade levels
Math
-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
15 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
99
37.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 265 100%

Contact & Location

5001 SW 14th St

Des Moines, IA 50315

Phone: (515)242-8442

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

NCES ID

190897000589

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD