Joe Wright Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Jacksonville ISD
  • Jacksonville, TX
  • Early education - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Jacksonville ISD: B

Total students

536

Avg. teacher experience

9.4 years

Jacksonville ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Jacksonville ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

Joe Wright Elementary School is an elementary school in Jacksonville, TX, in the Jacksonville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 536 students. 76.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 40.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,571, which is $8,316 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.jacksonvilleisd.org/joe_wright_elementary1.htm

Address

1055 N Pineda St
Jacksonville, TX 75766-4799

Office phone number

(903) 586-5286

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Joe Wright Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

536

African American

103 (19.2%)

Jacksonville ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.4%)

Jacksonville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Jacksonville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

290 (54.1%)

Jacksonville ISD: 53.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Jacksonville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

126 (23.5%)

Jacksonville ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (2.4%)

Jacksonville ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.2%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

54.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

23.5%

Two or more races

2.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

76.1 %

Jacksonville ISD: 79.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

89.4 %

Jacksonville ISD: 82.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

40.9 %

Jacksonville ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

76.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

40.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

40.1 %

Jacksonville ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.7 %

Jacksonville ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.5 %

Jacksonville ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

40.1%

Gifted and talented

3.7%

Special education

18.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Jacksonville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Jacksonville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Jacksonville ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Jacksonville ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

16.2 %

Jacksonville ISD: 16%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Jacksonville ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Jacksonville ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Jacksonville ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

9.7 %

Jacksonville ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Jacksonville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

24.7 %

Jacksonville ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Jacksonville ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

38.3

African American

3 (7.8%)

Jacksonville ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Jacksonville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (5.2%)

Jacksonville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10 (26.1%)

Jacksonville ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Jacksonville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.3 (58.2%)

Jacksonville ISD: 74%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.6%)

Jacksonville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Jacksonville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30.3 (79.1%)

Jacksonville ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8 (20.9%)

Jacksonville ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Jacksonville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14

Jacksonville ISD: 13.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

9.4 years

Jacksonville ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$50,571

Jacksonville ISD: $53,508

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,254

Jacksonville ISD: $43,819

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,341

Jacksonville ISD: $46,818

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,998

Jacksonville ISD: $49,707

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,285

Jacksonville ISD: $56,193

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,466

Jacksonville ISD: $62,485

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$59,500

Jacksonville ISD: $72,043

Statewide: $71,111

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