Wright Elementary School
1800 11th St
Altoona PA, 16601, Blair County
Phone: 814-946-8407
Ranking: 
(2,016 out of 2,311, bottom 13%)*
(2,016 out of 2,311, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Altoona Area School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 22 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 319 | 319 | 309 | 297 | 291 | 344 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 52 | 16.3% | 54 | 16.9% | 51 | 16.5% | 56 | 18.9% | 45 | 15.5% | 59 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 56 | 17.6% | 48 | 15.0% | 56 | 18.1% | 42 | 14.1% | 43 | 14.8% | 38 | 11.0% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 49 | 15.4% | 44 | 13.8% | 32 | 10.4% | 48 | 16.2% | 32 | 11.0% | 56 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 43 | 13.5% | 36 | 11.3% | 49 | 15.9% | 32 | 10.8% | 42 | 14.4% | 41 | 11.9% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 38 | 11.9% | 55 | 17.2% | 38 | 12.3% | 39 | 13.1% | 40 | 13.7% | 45 | 13.1% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 49 | 15.4% | 38 | 11.9% | 42 | 13.6% | 38 | 12.8% | 40 | 13.7% | 52 | 15.1% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 32 | 10.0% | 44 | 13.8% | 41 | 13.3% | 42 | 14.1% | 48 | 16.5% | 53 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 164 | 51.4% | 164 | 51.4% | 161 | 52.1% | 157 | 52.9% | 147 | 50.5% | 173 | 50.3% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 155 | 48.6% | 155 | 48.6% | 148 | 47.9% | 132 | 44.4% | 136 | 46.7% | 167 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 39 | 12.2% | 41 | 12.9% | 41 | 13.3% | 39 | 13.1% | 42 | 14.4% | 58 | 16.9% |
| White: | NA | NA | 273 | 85.6% | 272 | 85.3% | 263 | 85.1% | 255 | 85.9% | 245 | 84.2% | 283 | 82.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 247 | 77.4% | 254 | 79.6% | 243 | 78.6% | 226 | 76.1% | 227 | 78.0% | 260 | 75.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 23 | 7.2% | 19 | 6.0% | 22 | 7.1% | 34 | 11.4% | 31 | 10.7% | 34 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.33 | 15.13 | 12.76 | 14.12 | 12.20 | 14.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 81.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 78.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 82.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 72.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 78.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 76% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 76.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 74% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 78.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 76% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 78.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 82.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 65.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 76.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 71.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 79.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 85.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 65.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 71% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 74.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 73.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 75% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 71.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 72.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 77.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 72.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 63.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 66.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 63.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 61% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 56.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 58.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 62.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 70% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 62.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 65.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 61% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 61.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 67.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 62.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 76.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 79% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 76.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 84.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 84.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 68.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 67% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 67.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 67.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 70.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 73.5% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 74.5% | 68.5% |
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* Wright Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.