James L Wright Elementary School
- Elementary school in Perryton ISD
- Perryton, TX
- 1st grade - 3rd grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Perryton ISD: N/A
Total students
431
Avg. teacher experience
11.8 years
Perryton ISD: 12 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Perryton ISD: 98.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
James L Wright Elementary School is an elementary school in Perryton, TX, in the Perryton ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 431 students. 75.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 41.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $45,612, which is $16,862 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.
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Website
Address
1702 S Grinnell StPerryton, TX 79070-1048
Office phone number
Principal
- Jodi Chisum
- tbietz@perrytonisd.com
- (806) 435-2371
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in James L Wright Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
431
African American
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (0.7%)
Perryton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.5%)
Perryton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
325 (75.4%)
Perryton ISD: 74.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
97 (22.5%)
Perryton ISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
4 (0.9%)
Perryton ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
75.2 %
Perryton ISD: 64.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
68.4 %
Perryton ISD: 65.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
42 %
Perryton ISD: 37.5%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
41.5 %
Perryton ISD: 37%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.7 %
Perryton ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8.4 %
Perryton ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Perryton ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Perryton ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Perryton ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Perryton ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
8.1 %
Perryton ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Perryton ISD: Masked
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Perryton ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
8.2 %
Perryton ISD: 11.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Perryton ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.5 %
Perryton ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
0 %
Perryton ISD: 4.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
27
African American
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
9.3 (34.5%)
Perryton ISD: 24%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
17.7 (65.5%)
Perryton ISD: 75.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
25.7 (95.2%)
Perryton ISD: 89%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1.3 (4.8%)
Perryton ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Perryton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
16
Perryton ISD: 13.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
11.8 years
Perryton ISD: 12 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
$45,612
Perryton ISD: $47,780
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Perryton ISD: $37,099
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$39,244
Perryton ISD: $40,591
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$43,742
Perryton ISD: $47,434
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$51,596
Perryton ISD: $51,442
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$46,705
Perryton ISD: $57,038
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$59,996
Perryton ISD: $60,593
Statewide: $74,014