John B Wright Elementary School

Summary:

John B Wright Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Tucson, Arizona, with a student population of 458 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 207 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John B Wright Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores. In 2023-2024, only 20% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28% for the district and 39% for the state. The school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, consistently ranking between 680-830 out of over 1,000 schools. Additionally, John B Wright struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking particularly low for African American, Native American, and English Language Learner students.

In contrast to John B Wright, nearby schools like Blenman Elementary School and Lineweaver Elementary School have significantly higher test scores, stronger statewide rankings, and serve more diverse student populations effectively. The school's low per-student spending ($7,183 in 2019-2020) compared to nearby schools ($8,350-$9,952) may indicate a lack of adequate funding and resources to support student learning.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4311 E Linden St
       Tucson, AZ  85712-3240


(520) 232-8100

District: Tucson Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
681st of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools


Students who attend John B Wright Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Doolen Middle School
High:    Catalina High School
    University High School
Alternative:    Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  458

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.4%
African American:
26.0%
White:
17.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.7% Help


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Compare Details John B Wright Elementary School ranks worse than 75.3% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 23rd among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.04. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at John B Wright Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.4%), African American (26%), White (17%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John B Wright Elementary School is 13.3, which is the 30th best among 32 elementary schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John B Wright Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks John B Wright Elementary School 681st of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See John B Wright Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Tucson Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tucson Unified District 207th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John B Wright Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 17.29 959th 1062 9.7%
2010 19.43 960th 1090 11.9%
2011 22.62 898th 1075 16.5%
2012 27.95 923rd 1141 19.1%
2013 40.56 730th 1158 37.0%
2014 26.70 828th 1079 23.3%
2015 21.55 745th 955 22.0%
2016 33.20 684th 1079 36.6%
2017 24.98 823rd 1106 25.6%
2018 27.82 777th 1109 29.9%
2019 21.40 807th 1039 22.3%
2021 30.50 784th 1226 36.1%
2022 20.22 761st 1000 23.9%
2023 31.14 801st 1245 35.7%
2024 21.04 681st 904 24.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.01 36th 155 76.8%
2021 38.86 826th 975 15.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.18 681st 1201 43.3%
2023 27.59 626th 820 23.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.56 543rd 1116 51.3%
2024 29.54 376th 546 31.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.49 141st 423 66.7%
2023 47.80 57th 102 44.1%
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Rank History for Female students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.73 728th 1023 28.8%
2019 17.36 728th 862 15.5%
2021 31.88 782nd 1219 35.8%
2023 26.54 873rd 1219 28.4%
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Rank History for Male students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.74 723rd 1032 29.9%
2019 20.76 658th 850 22.6%
2021 31.53 769th 1220 37.0%
2023 32.25 780th 1216 35.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.25 203rd 620 67.3%
2022 41.02 168th 270 37.8%
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Rank History for African American students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.97 73rd 100 27.0%
2021 28.00 739th 895 17.4%
2023 19.31 545th 607 10.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.20 577th 911 36.7%
2019 27.57 509th 709 28.2%
2021 44.26 589th 1198 50.8%
2023 40.31 663rd 1170 43.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.94 610th 654 6.7%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.95 17th 24 29.2%
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Rank History for White students at John B Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 555th 720 22.9%
2021 31.87 834th 1161 28.2%
2022 11.91 755th 800 5.6%
2023 35.96 665th 1024 35.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona 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: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John B Wright Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 333 18 13 79 18 n/a n/a -6 455
1989 386 18 10 84 14 n/a n/a -44 468
1990 352 30 12 82 8 n/a n/a 2 486
1991 364 29 15 107 15 n/a n/a -47 483
1992 336 51 12 108 11 n/a n/a 0 518
1993 360 53 6 153 6 n/a n/a 0 578
1994 385 47 4 152 17 n/a n/a 0 605
1995 275 63 9 188 8 n/a n/a 0 543
1996 275 63 9 188 8 n/a n/a 0 543
1997 270 45 12 192 10 n/a n/a 0 529
1998 280 63 16 205 16 n/a n/a 0 580
1999 298 61 5 209 13 n/a n/a 0 586
2000 251 55 5 196 9 n/a n/a 0 516
2001 270 70 8 229 19 n/a n/a 0 596
2002 218 59 10 233 28 n/a n/a 0 548
2003 218 59 10 233 28 n/a n/a 0 548
2004 182 68 14 241 30 n/a n/a 0 535
2005 148 75 11 239 34 n/a n/a 0 507
2006 128 109 7 250 35 n/a n/a 0 529
2007 162 100 10 266 25 n/a n/a 0 563
2008 166 78 17 275 34 n/a n/a 0 570
2009 141 73 34 243 25 n/a n/a 0 516
2010 100 75 26 213 31 n/a n/a 0 445
2011 70 65 22 207 23 12 12 0 411
2012 79 58 31 182 24 24 15 0 413
2013 68 59 21 189 10 13 15 0 375
2014 64 63 15 197 8 17 23 0 387
2015 78 70 15 204 4 16 19 0 406
2016 79 84 17 223 13 18 22 0 456
2017 91 105 15 216 6 16 15 0 464
2018 97 135 18 203 12 19 10 0 494
2019 108 129 20 203 12 18 12 0 502
2020 95 127 13 224 10 13 14 0 496
2021 78 130 8 202 19 12 14 0 463
2022 69 122 10 183 16 16 15 0 431
2023 78 119 10 199 18 20 14 0 458

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 John B Wright Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 455 17.0 26.7 n/a
1989 468 16.0 29.2 n/a
1990 486 16.0 30.3 n/a
1991 483 19.4 24.8 n/a
1992 518 21.0 24.6 n/a
1993 578 19.6 29.5 n/a
1994 605 22.6 26.8 n/a
1995 543 20.6 26.4 n/a
1996 543 20.6 26.4 n/a
1997 529 21.6 24.5 n/a
1998 580 21.6 26.9 n/a
1999 586 25.0 23.4 n/a
2000 516 22.0 23.5 n/a
2001 596 26.0 22.9 n/a
2002 548 30.0 18.3 n/a
2003 548 30.0 18.3 n/a
2004 535 29.0 18.4 99.4
2005 507 28.0 18.1 99.4
2006 529 27.0 19.6 94.1
2007 563 30.5 18.5 48.8
2008 570 32.0 17.8 3.7
2009 516 34.0 15.2 78.7
2010 445 27.0 16.4 82.2
2011 411 25.8 15.9 83.2
2012 413 25.8 16.0 83.3
2013 375 23.0 16.3 93.9
2014 387 21.0 18.4 96.1
2015 406 21.0 19.3 87.9
2016 456 25.0 18.2 n/a
2017 464 24.0 19.3 93.1
2018 494 24.0 20.5 88.7
2019 502 27.0 18.5 79.9
2020 496 27.0 18.3 85.9
2021 463 29.0 15.9 n/a
2022 431 31.1 13.8 85.6
2023 458 34.2 13.3 79.7

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 John B Wright Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 455 17.0 26.7 n/a
1989 468 16.0 29.2 n/a
1990 486 16.0 30.3 n/a
1991 483 19.4 24.8 n/a
1992 518 21.0 24.6 n/a
1993 578 19.6 29.5 n/a
1994 605 22.6 26.8 n/a
1995 543 20.6 26.4 n/a
1996 543 20.6 26.4 n/a
1997 529 21.6 24.5 n/a
1998 580 21.6 26.9 n/a
1999 586 25.0 23.4 n/a
2000 516 22.0 23.5 n/a
2001 596 26.0 22.9 n/a
2002 548 30.0 18.3 n/a
2003 548 30.0 18.3 n/a
2004 535 29.0 18.4 99.4
2005 507 28.0 18.1 99.4
2006 529 27.0 19.6 94.1
2007 563 30.5 18.5 48.8
2008 570 32.0 17.8 3.7
2009 516 34.0 15.2 78.7
2010 445 27.0 16.4 82.2
2011 411 25.8 15.9 83.2
2012 413 25.8 16.0 83.3
2013 375 23.0 16.3 93.9
2014 387 21.0 18.4 96.1
2015 406 21.0 19.3 87.9
2016 456 25.0 18.2 n/a
2017 464 24.0 19.3 93.1
2018 494 24.0 20.5 88.7
2019 502 27.0 18.5 79.9
2020 496 27.0 18.3 85.9
2021 463 29.0 15.9 n/a
2022 431 31.1 13.8 85.6
2023 458 34.2 13.3 79.7

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 John B Wright Elementary School

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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)
2019 $1,515 (14.4%) $261 (2.5%) $3,292 (31.3%) $7,465 (70.9%) $1,292 (12.3%) $8,757 (83.1%) $10,533
2020 $1,320 (18.4%) $197 (2.7%) $2,838 (39.5%) $5,186 (72.2%) $480 (6.7%) $5,666 (78.9%) $7,183

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

Impact of COVID-19 on John B Wright Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 807th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 801st of 1245 Elementary schools
 13.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students502458
 8.8%
African American129119
 7.8%
American Indian1218
 50%
Asian2010
 50%
Hispanic203199
 2%
Pacific Islander1820
 11.1%
White10878
 27.8%
Two or More Races1214
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.9%79.7%
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Students at John B Wright Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 26% African American, 17% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

John B Wright Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students who attend John B Wright Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Doolen Middle School
High : Catalina High School
High : University High School
Alternative : Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

In the 2022-23 school year, 458 students attended John B Wright Elementary School.


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