Rena B. Wright Primary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Chesapeake, Virginia
Rena B. Wright Primary in Chesapeake, Virginia enrolled 300 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
271 students in 2022-23, 270 students in 2023-24, 300 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.3 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 271 | 28.3 | 9.6 |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 21.0 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 300 | 24.0 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 245 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rena B. Wright Primary enrolled 245 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 245 of the 245 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent25.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.7% of students were Black, 16.0% White, 13.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black60.7%
- White16.0%
- Hispanic13.0%
- Two or more races9.3%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Chesapeake
28 public elementary schools in Chesapeake report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassfield Elementary | 1,306 | 17.5 | 13.7% |
| Cedar Road Elementary | 988 | 18.0 | 14.5% |
| Deep Creek Central Elementary | 888 | 16.8 | 19.4% |
| Southeastern Elementary | 828 | 15.7 | 11.5% |
| B.M. Williams Primary | 825 | 13.8 | 74.2% |
| Georgetown Primary | 804 | 14.8 | 72.6% |
| Western Branch Primary | 801 | 16.6 | 73.7% |
| Western Branch Intermediate | 795 | 17.2 | 73.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rena B. Wright Primary
- Truitt IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 256 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- George W. Carver IntermediateThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 535 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Rena B. Wright Primary with Truitt IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chesapeake City Public Schools spends per student$15,274 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,274
- The largest public schools in VirginiaRena B. Wright Primary is the number 959 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#959 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Rena B. Wright Primary
How many students attend Rena B. Wright Primary?
300 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 271 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chesapeake, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rena B. Wright Primary?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Rena B. Wright Primary a Title I school?
Rena B. Wright Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Rena B. Wright Primary in?
Chesapeake City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510081000306 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.