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Wright Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Santa Rosa’s School Grade B− better than 47% of California school districts

Students
1,209
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,899
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$17.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wright Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of California districts
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.2M, about $14,208 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Santa Rosa. Grade by grade →

7–84 middle schoolsSanta Rosa High School District
9–125 high schoolsSanta Rosa High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency30%
State average 33.1% · 784 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 46.7% · 781 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 83% at Santa Rosa High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,899 per student · 1% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 56%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,303’20
1,270’21
1,276’22
1,259’23
1,209’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 65%White 15%Asian 9%Two or more races 6%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Wright Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Rosa
456 students21:1
Robert L. Stevens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
421 students23:1
J. X. Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
332 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sebastopol Union Elementary School DistrictSebastopol
$22,984per student
West Sonoma County Union High School DistrictSebastopol
$20,604per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.