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Wright Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wright Charter is a K-8 elementary school serving 456 students in Santa Rosa, California, operating within the Wright Elementary district and facing significant academic challenges despite adequate resources.

The school's statewide academic ranking has declined sharply over the past five years, now placing in the 19th percentile, with mathematics proficiency being a particular area of concern at only 15.53%. Chronic absenteeism, while improved, remains higher than both district and state averages at 24.3%. Notably, the school spends over $20,000 per student, which is comparable to or higher than many nearby schools, yet produces lower academic outcomes, suggesting questions about how effectively those resources are being used to support learning.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight these challenges. For instance, Robert L. Stevens Elementary, in the same district with similar demographics and funding, performs significantly higher in both English and math. While Wright Charter has shown historical strength in supporting English Language Learners, it shows extreme weakness in serving students with special education needs. The performance gap with schools like Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle and Cesar Chavez Language Academy indicates that factors beyond funding, such as instructional quality or school culture, are likely influencing these divergent results.

456

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,484

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4389 Price Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95407-6550

(707) 542-0556

District: Wright Elementary

Students who attend Wright Charter usually attend:

High:

Elsie Allen High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.7%

White:

16.4%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,720^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,115^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Wright Elementary

988^th of 1,543Wright Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4720 of 5857	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3988 of 5869	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3708 of 5859	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3380 of 5883	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	3039 of 5789	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3458 of 5662	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	3757 of 5692	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.8	4195 of 5614	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	3934 of 5611	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	3536 of 5530	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	2971 of 5390	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	2885 of 5377	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	3057 of 5314	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	2529 of 5193	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.1	3195 of 5113	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.3	2710 of 5113	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	2176 of 4818	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.6	2214 of 4822	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.9	2361 of 4809	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	1538 of 3162	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	1432 of 3245	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	1036 of 3311	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	735 of 3275	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	704 of 3246	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4222 of 5597	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4254 of 5612	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3979 of 5609	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3423 of 5635	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2934 of 5492	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3250 of 5413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4591 of 5107	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3729 of 5107	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3726 of 5087	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3238 of 5084	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	2939 of 4963	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3231 of 4830	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4228 of 5460	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3822 of 5517	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3218 of 5363	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3218 of 5264	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2833 of 5173	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2798 of 5084	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4735 of 5628	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3513 of 5643	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	3103 of 5638	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3131 of 5663	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2877 of 5510	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3366 of 5431	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	2064 of 2598	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	2150 of 2651	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	2155 of 2661	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2420 of 2726	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1821 of 2834	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	2190 of 2737	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	2115 of 2761	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	2052 of 2783	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2032 of 2781	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1307 of 2740	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	1299 of 2715	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	1547 of 2480	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	1623 of 2508	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	1492 of 2497	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.7	1264 of 2477	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	756 of 2379	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	852 of 2259	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	653 of 2236	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	54.3	918 of 2179	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	529 of 1478	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	158 of 1521	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	306 of 1540	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	200 of 1442	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	314 of 1364	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2107 of 2533	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1999 of 2551	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1990 of 2531	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1386 of 2509	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1046 of 2380	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	1202 of 2262	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1948 of 2395	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1803 of 2388	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1610 of 2374	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	959 of 2359	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	1079 of 2213	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	1372 of 2072	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1812 of 2542	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1993 of 2579	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1671 of 2531	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	820 of 2458	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1195 of 2369	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1326 of 2230	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1780 of 2534	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1802 of 2552	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1751 of 2538	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	1059 of 2527	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	1231 of 2407	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1594 of 2273	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	554 of 1566	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	601 of 1531	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	1238 of 1537	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1260 of 1543	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	999 of 1602	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1210 of 1496	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+38 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)19th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wright Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4389 Price Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-0556	456	22	20.8	77.9%	75 (16.4%)	14 (3.1%)	295 (64.7%)	38 (8.3%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	21.3	4720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		29.3	3988^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	732	17.2	13.0	15.2	22.2	34.2	48.2	29.4	34.0	35.9	34.1	22.2	9.5	10.3	14.8	23.4	13.0	15.5	96.6			96.6		$20,484	$1,710	$18,774
Cesar Chavez Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2480 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3890	773	39	19.9	74.4%	49 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	696 (90.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	32.5	3765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		30.7	3881^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	116	16.7	6.2	9.1	38.7	42.9	31.5	42.3	28.4	20.1	30.7	36.1	35.7	16.7	19.2	11.4	6.2	17.0	93.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.9	$21,980	$1,437	$20,543
J. X. Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	246 Brittain Ln.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-8350	332	15	22.1	78.0%	63 (19.0%)	7 (2.1%)	200 (60.2%)	25 (7.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.3%)	35.3	3553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		46.5	2760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.0%	793	18.2		18.2	41.7	31.0	38.2	57.9			41.5	44.7	30.2	10.7	30.8			27.3						$19,922	$1,916	$18,006
Robert L. Stevens Elementary	Public	K-6	2345 Giffen Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 575-8883	421	18	23.3	80.8%	43 (10.2%)	10 (2.4%)	291 (69.1%)	49 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.9%)	71	1552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		65.4	1800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	248	34.6		34.6	60.0	70.8	54.6	64.5			62.2	64.6	56.0	32.7	41.9			49.1						$20,865	$1,843	$19,022
Roseland Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1683 Burbank Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 543-2800	534	24	22.2	87.5%	19 (3.6%)	10 (1.9%)	481 (90.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	19.2	4904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		23.6	4510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	394	8.3		8.3	16.7	30.5	30.0	30.6			26.9	17.3	32.5	18.3	14.8			20.8						$14,245	$1,788	$12,457
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle	Public, Charter	1-8	5299 Hall Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Oak Grove Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-0171	708	34	20.5	26.8%	412 (58.2%)	8 (1.1%)	216 (30.5%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.5%)	73.6	1443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		77.5	1269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	174	55.1	37.1	42.7	59.0	65.2	66.7	49.4	52.6	53.0	56.1	54.8	54.6	51.5	39.8	37.8	26.5	40.5
Albert F. Biella Elementary	Public	K-6	2140 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3906	274	15	18.2	90.1%	37 (13.5%)	6 (2.2%)	208 (75.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.3%)	19.7	4855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.3	4749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.1%	106	15.2		15.2	17.9	20.7	31.3	24.1			23.7	34.5	18.8	18.2	25.0			23.8						$23,189	$1,910	$21,279
Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-6	2665 Dutton Meadow Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 541-3715	468	20	23.4	75.2%	29 (6.2%)	10 (2.1%)	384 (82.1%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	17.4	5057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		22.1	4665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	392	8.2		8.2	29.6	30.3	20.0	23.7			26.1	33.9	15.2	13.6	15.0			19.1						$23,560	$3,510	$20,050
Roseland Elementary	Public	K-6	950 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-0100	471	23	20.4	94.3%	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	446 (94.7%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	31.9	3809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		32.5	3734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	75	9.8		9.8	27.7	34.3	42.2	41.4			35.7	45.5	20.3	23.5	31.0			30.3						$17,850	$1,172	$16,678
Sheppard Elementary	Public	K-6	1777 West Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 546-7050	577	24	24.0	88.6%	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	560 (97.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	37.2	3399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		34.6	3552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	153	14.0		14.0	31.4	33.8	40.2	44.4			37.8	39.4	36.5	27.9	38.1			35.2						$12,012	$1,349	$10,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Wright Charter

What is the racial makeup of Wright Charter?

Students at Wright Charter are 65% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is Wright Charter in?

Wright Elementary

Is Wright Charter a good school?

Wright Charter ranks in the bottom 19.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wright Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Wright Charter.

What schools do graduates of Wright Charter attend?

Students who attend Wright Charter usually go on to attend:

High : Elsie Allen High

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