Wright City

Wright City Elementary (PK–6), Wright City Junior High (grades 7–8) and Wright City High (grades 9–12) serve 472 students in the Wright City area. In 2025–26, the schools’ all-grades ELA results ranged from 13% to 25%, and math results from 11% to 25%; the state results were 26% and 25%, respectively. Across the three schools, the average gap to the state widened from 6 to 9 percentage points in ELA and from 6 to 8 points in math, so the clearest overall concern is that results moved farther below state benchmarks.

Each school has a distinct strength: High led all-grades ELA at 25%, 11 points above Junior High, while Elementary led math at 25%, matching the state and 14 points above High. Junior High’s 2024–25 science result was the standout: 67%, versus 30% statewide, 26% at High and 19% at Elementary. By contrast, High’s 2025–26 grade-11 results were below state in all four reported subjects, including math at 11% versus 17% and ELA at 25% versus 36%. Elementary’s grade-level math results also varied sharply: grade 4 was 43% versus 33% statewide, but grade 6 was 8% versus 26%.

Recent changes were mostly downward: seven of eight comparable school-subject results declined from 2024–25 to 2025–26, with the largest drops at High in science (11 points) and ELA (8 points), and at Junior High in math (9 points); Elementary math was unchanged. SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 rankings placed Junior High highest, at the 83rd percentile (4 stars), followed by High at the 56th (3 stars) and Elementary at the 28th (1 star); High’s ranking later fell to the 30th percentile in 2025–26. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratios were 14 at High, 15 at Elementary and 15.5 at Junior High. Reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–25 were 63% at High, 72% at Elementary and 80% at Junior High; these are context, not explanations for school results.