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Joe Wright Elementary

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Joe Wright Elementary ranks 2368 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Joe Wright Elementary in Jacksonville, TX, serves 526 students from Pre-K through 4th grade within the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd), a district where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out as the top-performing elementary school in its district, ranking in the 49th percentile statewide, while its district peers—West Side Elementary, Fred Douglass, and East Side Elementary—all rank in the bottom 14th percentile. However, when compared to nearby schools in higher-performing districts like Bullard Elementary (84th percentile) and Frankston Elementary (83rd percentile), Joe Wright's performance is notably lower, highlighting the challenges its community faces.

Joe Wright excels in supporting its most vulnerable students, a remarkable achievement given its high poverty rate. In 2024-2025, Special Education students ranked in the 84th percentile statewide, and low-income students ranked in the 82nd percentile—both earning 4 stars. The school's bilingual program is a standout strength, with Spanish-language STAAR Reading scores far exceeding district and state averages. For example, 4th graders scored 61% proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 34% statewide. This success suggests effective interventions and teaching strategies are in place for these groups.

Despite these strengths, the school faces challenges. Its overall rank dropped from the 63rd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026, driven by sharp declines for some student groups. Additionally, Gifted and Talented students ranked in the 17th percentile, indicating a need to better challenge high-achieving learners. While Joe Wright spends slightly more per student ($11,007) than its district peers and has a lower student-to-teacher ratio (14.9), it still lags behind schools like Frankston, which achieves far better results with similar spending. This suggests that resource allocation alone isn't the key—targeted strategies are critical for continued improvement.

526

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,450

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1055 N Pineda St
Jacksonville, TX 75766-4799

(903) 586-5286

District: Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Joe Wright Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Middle
	Nichols Intermediate
High:	Jacksonville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

African American:

21.1%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg33%

Texas avg49%

2,368^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

830^th of 951Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	2368 of 4627	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	1726 of 4651	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2238 of 4710	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	3456 of 4647	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3227 of 4581	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	2427 of 4578	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3028 of 4479	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2725 of 4359	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	2908 of 4329	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.8	3435 of 4286	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	66.1	1467 of 4320	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.7	682 of 4260	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	658 of 4221	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	969 of 4206	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	761 of 4095	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	1100 of 3937	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	51.6	2154 of 3884	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	2782 of 3768	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.6	2425 of 3724	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	2492 of 3476	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.2	1976 of 3475	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.3	2788 of 3465	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	1871 of 2406	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.0	707 of 1905	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1511 of 2443	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	2016 of 2443	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2385 of 2421	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	2099 of 2444	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	2128 of 2515	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1447 of 2483	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	2155 of 4461	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	1429 of 4331	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2236 of 4295	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	1279 of 4240	69.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	917 of 2918	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1590 of 3668	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	2802 of 3556	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	1472 of 3487	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	661 of 3446	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	1206 of 3333	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	2687 of 4575	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	1581 of 3744	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	1756 of 4658	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	2885 of 4588	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3028 of 4561	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	2402 of 4499	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3217 of 4348	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2545 of 4306	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	2551 of 3075	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.0	1370 of 2619	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2267 of 2980	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	76.9	252 of 2958	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	49.1	1785 of 3006	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	970 of 4413	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	989 of 3644	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	1957 of 4465	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.5	3637 of 4401	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	1922 of 4376	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	1464 of 4329	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	2290 of 4188	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	1875 of 4168	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	1370 of 4520	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.6	660 of 3705	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	1970 of 4594	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	3408 of 4521	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2643 of 4477	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	1795 of 4451	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	2672 of 4309	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2168 of 4264	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	2096 of 4582	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	1373 of 3739	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	3103 of 4647	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3843 of 4585	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3212 of 4563	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	2346 of 4498	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2539 of 4357	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2725 of 4319	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	1002 of 4301	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	575 of 3549	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	1626 of 4292	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	2915 of 4086	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2101 of 3952	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	1756 of 3799	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	1395 of 3684	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	1210 of 3558	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	2441 of 3006	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.9	1289 of 2612	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	1378 of 3108	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	2062 of 3106	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	2375 of 3082	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	2542 of 3082	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	2305 of 3142	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	2597 of 3127	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-27 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-5 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Joe Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1055 N Pineda St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5286	526	35	14.9	94.5%	97 (18.4%)	111 (21.1%)	301 (57.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	45.3	2368^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.8%		56.9	1726^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.9%	642	42.9	42.9		43.6	49.4			39.8	47.6			$10,450
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1105 College Ave	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5165	381	23	16.4	96.3%	81 (21.3%)	60 (15.7%)	221 (58.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	19.2	4087^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		31	3365^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	722	10.5	0.0		38.6	31.9			20.0	36.2			$9,139
Fred Douglass	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 E Pine	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-6519	577	35	16.3	92.9%	142 (24.6%)	69 (12.0%)	319 (55.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	16.2	4227^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		30.9	3371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.5%	856	18.8	18.5	14.3	33.8	27.2			27.5	29.7			$9,388
East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	711 Ft Worth St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5146	623	38	16.2	80.9%	215 (34.5%)	115 (18.5%)	248 (39.8%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	21.1	3987^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.8%		29.6	3464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	523		0.0		26.4	46.0			17.8	37.1			$9,084
Bullard Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	318 Schoolhouse Rd	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-6389	249	19	13.1	39.8%	209 (83.9%)	10 (4.0%)	21 (8.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$9,747
Bullard Elementary	Public	3-4	2008 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2930	423	30	13.9	29.6%	344 (81.3%)	15 (3.5%)	54 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	80.8	730^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		86.9	497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%	233				55.4	73.4			54.0	75.3			$8,299
Bullard Pri	Public	1-2	2016 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2890	409	29	14.3	25.4%	340 (83.1%)	10 (2.4%)	46 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)												$7,817
Neches Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3055 Fm 2574	Palestine	75779	Anderson County	Neches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 584-3401	195	18	10.6	55.4%	144 (73.8%)	12 (6.2%)	31 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	49.8	2127^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.0%		55.9	1784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	343				68.2	40.9	70.6	45.5	45.5	27.3	44.1	31.8	$9,645
Frankston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Perry St	Frankston	75763	Anderson County	Frankston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-2214	381	23	16.4	56.7%	276 (72.4%)	30 (7.9%)	57 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	78.8	797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.8%		77.7	850^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	53				75.0	68.6	76.4		67.3	47.1	53.6		$8,068
Rusk Elementary	Public	2-3	300 N Henderson St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-2595	298	24	12.3	64.1%	192 (64.4%)	41 (13.8%)	44 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)								(n/a)				71.7				60.3				$12,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Wright Elementary

What schools do graduates of Joe Wright Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Jacksonville Middle
Middle : Nichols Intermediate
High : Jacksonville High School

What is the racial makeup of Joe Wright Elementary?

Students at Joe Wright Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 21% African American, 18% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Joe Wright Elementary in?

Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

Is Joe Wright Elementary a good school?

Joe Wright Elementary ranks 2368^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Joe Wright Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Joe Wright Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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