Wright Richard R Sch

2700 W Dauphin St
Philadelphia, PA 19132

276 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

The Richard R. Wright School, located at 2700 W. Dauphin Street in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, serves as a local public elementary school within the School District of Philadelphia. Named after Richard Robert Wright, a prominent educator, banker, and civil rights activist who served as the first president of what is now Alabama State University, the school operates as a neighborhood-based institution focused on providing foundational education to students in the surrounding community.

As part of the Philadelphia public school system, the facility is situated in a historically significant area of North Philadelphia. The school typically follows the district’s standard curriculum, focusing on core academic subjects such as literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies, while often participating in district-wide initiatives aimed at student enrichment and community engagement. Like many schools in the district, it serves as a central hub for the neighborhood, balancing academic instruction with the goal of supporting the developmental and social needs of its diverse student body.

276

Total Students

27.1

Full-Time Teachers

10.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Wright Richard R Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	4
Hispanic	23
Black	244
Two or More	4
American Indian	1

Black
244 (88.4 %)
Hispanic
23 (8.3 %)
White
4 (1.4 %)
Two or More
4 (1.4 %)
American Indian
1 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Philadelphia City SD
Phone:	(215)400-7030
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	276
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	27.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	10.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 20

Kindergarten 32

Grade 1 37

Grade 2 47

Grade 3 49

Grade 4 45

Grade 5 46