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Mary H. Wright Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

457 South Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306 · (864) 594-4477 · Part of Spartanburg School District 7

Spartanburg’s School Grade B better than 55% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
451
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mary H. Wright Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Spartanburg kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Spartanburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mary H. Wright ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

457 South Church Street, Spartanburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten61
Grade 170
Grade 278
Grade 366
Grade 468
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
430’20
430’21
455’22
439’23
451’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 74%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 7%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary H. Wright Elementary from Spartanburg families.

Other schools in Spartanburg School District 7

The district →
Drayton Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
C−
810 students14:1
Pine St. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
A
631 students12:1
E. P. Todd School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
C−
559 students11:1
Jesse Boyd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
B+
549 students11:1
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
C−
521 students13:1
McCracken Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spartanburg
B
937 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Spartanburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.