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John B Wright Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

John B Wright Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 422 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 208 out of 289 districts in the state.

John B Wright Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34% for the district and 46% for the state. Similarly, only 25% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 28% for the district and 40% for the state. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, placing it in the bottom 20-25% statewide.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school ranked in the bottom 50% for African American students and the bottom 40% for White students, but in the top 20% for Asian students and top 50% for Hispanic students. With 79.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, John B Wright Elementary School serves a predominantly disadvantaged population. Nearby Blenman Elementary, Davidson Elementary, and Lineweaver Elementary also perform poorly, suggesting systemic challenges within the Tucson Unified District. However, there are several public charter schools in the area, such as Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson and Desert Sky Community School, that outperform John B Wright Elementary School on academic measures.

410

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4311 E Linden St
Tucson, AZ 85712-3240

(520) 232-8100

District: Tucson Unified District

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

African American:

22.2%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

Arizona avg40%

727^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Tucson Unified District

208^th of 289Tucson Unified District among Arizona 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	727 of 909	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	720 of 912	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	801 of 1245	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	761 of 1000	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	784 of 1226	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	807 of 1039	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	777 of 1109	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	823 of 1106	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	684 of 1079	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.5	745 of 955	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	828 of 1079	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.6	730 of 1158	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.0	923 of 1141	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	898 of 1075	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	960 of 1090	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	959 of 1062	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	545 of 607	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	739 of 895	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	168 of 270	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.2	203 of 620	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.0	36 of 155	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.5	873 of 1219	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	782 of 1219	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	728 of 862	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	728 of 1023	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.3	663 of 1170	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	589 of 1198	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	509 of 709	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	577 of 911	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	57 of 102	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	141 of 423	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	426 of 549	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	414 of 556	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	543 of 1116	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	780 of 1216	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	769 of 1220	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	658 of 850	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	723 of 1032	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	610 of 654	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	626 of 820	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	681 of 1201	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	665 of 1024	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.9	755 of 800	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	834 of 1161	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	555 of 720	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)44th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2022)38th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)36th percentile~ school

White (2023)35th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2022)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)24th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2023)10th percentile-25 vs school

Native American (2021)7th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

English Language Arts27%-15 vs state

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Schools Near John B Wright Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Total
John B Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 E Linden St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8100	410	31	13.1		59 (14.4%)	91 (22.2%)	193 (47.1%)	15 (3.7%)	15 (3.7%)	18 (4.4%)	19 (4.6%)	18.1	727^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.0%		19.1	720^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.1%	7		28.0	26.0		25.0	30.0
Desert Sky Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	1350 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Desert Sky Community School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 745-3888	38	7	5.4		23 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (28.9%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Howell Peter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Irving Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-7200	237	23	10.5		62 (26.2%)	28 (11.8%)	106 (44.7%)	7 (3.0%)	15 (6.3%)	4 (1.7%)	15 (6.3%)								(n/a)				29.0
Academy Adventures Midtown	Public, Charter	K-5	3025 N Winstel Blvd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Educational Ahead	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 777-3757	25	2	12.5		4 (16.0%)	9 (36.0%)	10 (40.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)
W V Whitmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5330 E Glenn St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8000	362	21	17.1		109 (30.1%)	39 (10.8%)	157 (43.4%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.4%)								(n/a)		31.0			31.0
Blenman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1695 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6500	317	20	15.8		37 (11.7%)	63 (19.9%)	155 (48.9%)	19 (6.0%)	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.5%)	23 (7.3%)								(n/a)						29.0
Davidson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3950 E Paradise Falls Dr	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6800	270	27	10.1		62 (23.0%)	29 (10.7%)	146 (54.1%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Adventure School	Public, Charter	K-8	5757 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Educational Impact Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 296-0656	141	7	20.1		38 (27.0%)	3 (2.1%)	85 (60.3%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Lineweaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	461 S Bryant Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-7700	525	33	15.7		148 (28.2%)	35 (6.7%)	290 (55.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	46.3	416^th of 909 public elementary schools	54.2%		55.1	364^th of 912 public elementary schools	60.1%	52	43.0	50.0	39.0	45.0	41.0	40.0	34.0
Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	4757 E Winsett St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6600	402	27	14.9		75 (18.7%)	25 (6.2%)	275 (68.4%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	38.1	481^st of 909 public elementary schools	47.1%		33.5	539^th of 912 public elementary schools	40.9%	58	27.0	50.0	36.0	34.0	43.0	41.0	33.0

Frequently Asked Questions about John B Wright Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of John B Wright Elementary School?

Students at John B Wright Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 22% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian, 4% American Indian.

What district is John B Wright Elementary School in?

Tucson Unified District

What schools do graduates of John B Wright Elementary School attend?

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

How many students attend John B Wright Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended John B Wright Elementary School.

Is John B Wright Elementary School a good school?

John B Wright Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

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