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Wright Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
685th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Wright Elementary School in Tallulah, LA, serves 264 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Madison Parish school district, a high-poverty area where 94.3% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Wright Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in math (17%) and English language arts (33%) far below the state averages of 62% and 70%, respectively. A particularly concerning trend is the sharp decline in math skills as students progress: 33% of third graders are proficient, but this drops to just 6% by fifth grade, suggesting the school struggles to build on foundational learning. Chronic absenteeism is a severe issue, with rates reaching 33.4% in 2022-2023 and 32.7% in 2023-2024—far higher than the state average. While the student-teacher ratio is a bright spot at 11.3:1, better than nearby Tallulah Elementary School (12:1) and Delhi Elementary School (16.7:1), this advantage has not translated into academic gains.

Comparing Wright to Delhi Elementary, which serves a similarly disadvantaged population (94.6% free/reduced lunch), reveals key differences. Delhi achieves significantly higher math proficiency (40% vs. 17%) and has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (17.4% vs. 23.4%), indicating that getting students to school is a critical first step for improvement. Wright’s performance reflects systemic challenges within the Madison Parish district, which ranks 112th out of 116 districts in Louisiana. However, historical data shows that special education students at Wright once ranked in the 15th percentile statewide, suggesting a potential area of strength to rebuild upon.

264
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,349
Per pupil spending ?
94.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 809 Wyche Street
       Tallulah, LA  71282

(318) 574-4430

District: Madison Parish


Students who attend Wright Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Madison Middle School
High:    Christian Acres Alternative School
    Madison High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
95.5%
Two or more races:
2.7%
White:
0.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (25% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg31%
Louisiana avg66%
685th of 690
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
112th of 116Madison Parish among Louisiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20262.9685 of 6900.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.7665 of 6660.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.6670 of 6750.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.3697 of 7304.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.3702 of 7273.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.0709 of 7292.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.9687 of 7316.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.9697 of 7284.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.5721 of 7392.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.2674 of 7429.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.4731 of 7927.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.4730 of 7776.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.1730 of 7725.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201226.0616 of 76419.4%★☆☆☆☆
201110.4723 of 7665.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201013.0687 of 7366.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200935.7513 of 73830.5%★★☆☆☆
200820.5632 of 74314.9%★☆☆☆☆
200723.5595 of 72517.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20266.8540 of 5481.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.6500 of 5010.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.1505 of 5090.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.7539 of 5705.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.7526 of 5626.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.5542 of 5643.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.7505 of 5599.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.6471 of 54713.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20263.3678 of 6790.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.4629 of 6330.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.5628 of 6351.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.9675 of 7054.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.5687 of 7012.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.1696 of 7051.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.9659 of 6843.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20265.0679 of 6850.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.8659 of 6610.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.2668 of 6740.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.9673 of 7236.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.3699 of 7243.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.8695 of 7193.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.8662 of 6975.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.1631 of 6827.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20266.2670 of 6821.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.2647 of 6510.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.1654 of 7138.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.0685 of 7123.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.4651 of 7047.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.0657 of 6965.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202120.5261 of 30614.7%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2021)15th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2026)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts33%-37 vs state
Mathematics17%-45 vs state

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

Middle : Madison Middle School
High : Christian Acres Alternative School
High : Madison High School

Students at Wright Elementary School are 95% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Wright Elementary School.

Wright Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.


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