W.A. Wright Elementary, 5017 Market Place, Mt. Juliet: pre-K to fifth grade, 491 students in 2024-25, state letter grade A, feeds Green Hill High.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: W.A. Wright Elementary and Wilson County Schools, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card and 2024-25 data files, and the federal NCES school directory.
W.A. Wright Elementary School serves pre-K through fifth grade on Market Place in Mount Juliet. Its students go on to Mt. Juliet Middle and Green Hill High.
- Address: 5017 Market Place, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
- Main office: 615-754-6200
- Grades: pre-K to 5
- Website: waw.wcschools.com
Who to call
- Front office: 615-754-6200
- Enrolling a new student: Wilson County Schools new student enrollment, or the central office at 615-444-3282; pre-K details are on the district’s pre-K program page
- Buses: the district Transportation office, 615-443-2622
- Which school is my address zoned for? The district’s school zone lookup
Principal
Principal Wilma Hawkins, according to the school’s principal page, which says she has 34 years in education and was an assistant principal and principal at Elzie D. Patton Elementary before coming to W.A. Wright.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 509 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 491 students, pre-K included.
State report card
Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools.”
From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file:
| Measure | W.A. Wright Elementary |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | A (score 5 of 5) |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 50.6% |
The State Report Card page for W.A. Wright lists it as a Reward school and holds the full detail: TCAP results by subject and grade, growth, chronic absenteeism and more.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Zones do not follow city limits, so check the exact address in the district’s school zone lookup. Zone maps are on the district’s School Zones page.
The district’s feeder school listings put W.A. Wright in the Green Hill path:
- Middle school: Mt. Juliet Middle
- High school: Green Hill High
None of the district’s approved 2026-27 rezonings names W.A. Wright.
Calendar
The district’s 2026-27 calendar, which it marks as pending state approval, has these dates next:
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day stockpile day, no school for students
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- March 8-12: spring break
- Tuesday, May 25, 2027: last day for students
The school does not publish its bell schedule on its website. It keeps its own calendar on its site alongside the district’s.
More
- The school’s own site: waw.wcschools.com, part of the Wilson County Schools directory
- Every school serving the city: Mount Juliet public schools
- Calendars, enrollment and the school board: our Mount Juliet schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does W.A. Wright Elementary serve?
Pre-K through fifth grade. The school is at 5017 Market Place in Mt. Juliet; the office number is 615-754-6200.
What is W.A. Wright Elementary’s state report card grade?
W.A. Wright received an overall A in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.
Which high school does W.A. Wright Elementary feed into?
W.A. Wright students go on to Mt. Juliet Middle School and then Green Hill High School, according to the district’s feeder list.
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