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Wright City West Elementary

Q: Is Wright City West Elementary a good school?

Wright City West Elementary ranks 378 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Wright City West Elementary is a public elementary school serving 523 students in grades 2-5 in the Wright City R-II of Warren County school district in Wright City, Missouri. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past several years, currently ranking 378th out of 900 Missouri elementary schools with a 3-star rating for the 2024-2025 school year.

Wright City West Elementary generally outperforms the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments across grades 3-5. The school also has a strong performance among its Hispanic student population, ranking 2nd out of 40 Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school performs well for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup for the past three school years. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools in these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools, Wright City West Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than its district counterpart, Wright City East Elementary. However, the school lags behind schools in the neighboring Wentzville R-IV district, such as Peine Ridge Elementary and Journey Elementary, in several key metrics, including overall test scores and performance for specific student subgroups.

402

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,865

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Wildcat Dr
Wright City, MO 63390-0198

(636) 745-7400

District: Wright City R-II Of Warren County

Students who attend Wright City West Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wright City Middle
High:	Wright City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2022 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Missouri median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2022) to 58th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Missouri avg43%

378^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

182^nd of 367Wright City R-II Of Warren County among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	378 of 900	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	330 of 906	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	383 of 898	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	245 of 908	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	370 of 901	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	777 of 1052	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	720 of 1045	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	757 of 1032	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	654 of 865	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.1	546 of 1058	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	506 of 1089	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.6	397 of 1108	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.3	399 of 1085	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.5	726 of 1088	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	839 of 1066	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.9	585 of 1053	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	786 of 1084	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	869 of 1080	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.5	531 of 1074	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	79.0	7 of 103	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	8 of 81	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	25.2	226 of 302	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	193 of 251	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	37 of 50	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	2 of 40	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	60.7	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	77 of 120	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	72 of 105	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	171 of 638	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	125 of 625	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	79 of 611	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	24 of 532	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.0	81 of 574	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	24.4	787 of 907	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	679 of 887	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	84 of 101	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	50 of 107	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	286 of 666	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	265 of 668	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	350 of 673	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	243 of 675	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	337 of 691	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	777 of 917	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	717 of 898	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)26th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%+5 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wright City West Elementary	Public	2-4	100 Wildcat Dr	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 745-7400	402	32	12.6	46.5%	298 (74.1%)	20 (5.0%)	58 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (6.0%)	58	378^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.0%		61.6	330^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.6%	48	46.6	49.6			36.9	48.8		$14,865	$936	$13,928
Wright City East Elementary	Public	K-1	3675 West Meyer Rd	Foristell	63348	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 463-2710	287	25	11.6	43.6%	222 (77.4%)	8 (2.8%)	42 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)								$15,970	$886	$15,084
Rebecca Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	836 South St	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6904	424	38	11.2	51.9%	337 (79.5%)	18 (4.2%)	37 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	36.6	602^nd of 900 public elementary schools	33.1%		35.5	601^st of 906 public elementary schools	33.7%	1	30.2	37.8	17.3		42.4	46.4	29.5	$14,121	$229	$13,892
Daniel Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Vosholl Avenue	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6905	329	28	11.6	44.7%	283 (86.0%)	12 (3.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	49.9	468^th of 900 public elementary schools	48.0%		51.5	440^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.4%	28	20.5	41.7	35.5	44.0	38.9	47.1	50.8	$14,031	$333	$13,699
Warrior Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Warrior Ave	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 456-6906	497	35	14.0	39.2%	444 (89.3%)	13 (2.6%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	65.5	307^th of 900 public elementary schools	65.9%		74.3	202^nd of 906 public elementary schools	77.7%	105	42.8	54.3	36.1	48.8	57.1		47.1	$11,349	$85	$11,264
Wabash Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Golden Gate Parkway	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 887-3884	745	53	13.9	9.8%	635 (85.2%)	29 (3.9%)	35 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.2%)	64.1	321^st of 900 public elementary schools	64.3%		67.2	279^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.2%	42	52.6	44.8	44.7	35.7	45.7	59.2	49.9	$13,514	$383	$13,131
Peine Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1107 Peine Rd	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 327-5110	548	47	11.7	21.4%	417 (76.1%)	71 (13.0%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.1%)	72.7	222^nd of 900 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.1	262^nd of 906 public elementary schools	71.1%	40	70.3	57.0	42.0	45.0	60.4	51.3	48.4	$13,514	$557	$12,957
Journey Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Interstate Drive	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 445-5190	595	47	12.7	13.3%	464 (78.0%)	49 (8.2%)	29 (4.9%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	70.1	250^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.2%		76.5	183^rd of 906 public elementary schools	79.8%	67	50.4	58.4	58.7	47.9	41.8	50.8	47.4	$14,953	$1,074	$13,879
Troy South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S. Campus Rd	Moscow Mills	63362	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(636) 462-5081	0																		(n/a)								$7,261	$689	$6,572
Wm. R. Cappel Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Hampel Rd	Moscow Mills	63362	Lincoln County	Troy R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 356-4246	434	31	14.0	29.0%	378 (87.1%)	18 (4.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	56.6	391^st of 900 public elementary schools	56.6%		52.4	425^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.1%	34	47.0	59.0	34.5	29.3	47.0	57.5	37.1	$17,231	$966	$16,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Wright City West Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wright City West Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wright City West Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wright City Middle
High : Wright City High

Is Wright City West Elementary a good school?

Wright City West Elementary ranks 378^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wright City West Elementary?

Students at Wright City West Elementary are 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Wright City West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Wright City West Elementary.

What district is Wright City West Elementary in?

Wright City R-II Of Warren County

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