E. L. Wright Middle

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Regular School · Columbia, SC

E. L. Wright Middle is a regular school school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades KG–08 with 1,275 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

1,275

Teachers (FTE)

87.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	735	58%
Hispanic/Latino	202	16%
White	201	16%
Asian	71	6%
Two or more races	61	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,275	612M / 663F

English Language Learners: 112 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Science Proficiency	40.0%	—	288

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)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

93 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

209

16.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

197

15.5% 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.)	1,275	100%

Contact & Location

2740 Alpine Road

Columbia, SC 29223

Phone: (803)736-8740

District

Richland 02

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,794

District enrollment: 28,510

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29223) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450339000973

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