Summary:
Frank M. Wright Middle is a public middle school located in Imperial, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,023 students. The school is part of the Imperial Unified School District, which is ranked 628 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Frank M. Wright Middle has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 49.42% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In mathematics, the school's performance is slightly below the state average, with 30.98% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school's performance in science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also above the state average, with 34.94% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 30.7%. The school has particularly strong performance among Hispanic students, ranking 511 out of 2,383 California middle schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating, and among English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 407 out of 1,477 California middle schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating. However, the school's performance among Special Education students is relatively lower, ranking 690 out of 1,550 California middle schools in 2023-2024, with a 3-star rating.
Frank M. Wright Middle generally outperforms the nearby schools, such as Bill E. Young Junior Middle and Enrique Camarena Junior High, in academic performance, particularly in ELA and science. However, the school's mathematics performance is more on par with or slightly lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Holtville Middle. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.5% in 2018-2019 to 16.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 60.61% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Imperial Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
977th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Students who attend Frank M. Wright Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Frank M. Wright Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 23.2
Number of students: 1,023
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
89.8%
White:
7.3%
Asian:
1.2%
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Two or more races:
1.0%
African American:
0.7%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.6%
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