Elementary Schools in Natrona County School District #1

Summary:

The Natrona County School District #1 in Wyoming is home to 19 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 33 out of 42 school districts in the state and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger. However, a few standout schools within the district are consistently high-performing, including Ft. Caspar Academy, Summit Elementary School, and Paradise Valley Elementary.

Ft. Caspar Academy consistently ranks among the top 11 elementary schools in Wyoming, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's exceptional test scores, with over 70% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, set it apart from the rest of the district. Summit Elementary School and Paradise Valley Elementary also stand out, with 4-star ratings and strong academic performance, ranking 32nd and 26th out of 147 Wyoming elementary schools, respectively.

In contrast, the data reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the Natrona County School District #1. While the top-performing schools excel, some schools, such as Journey Elementary and Bar Nunn Elementary, struggle with lower test scores and higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The data suggests that these disparities may be influenced by factors such as socioeconomic status, resource allocation, and school-level characteristics, though further investigation would be needed to fully understand the underlying causes.

District Detail

970 North Glenn Road
Casper, WY 82601

(307) 253-5200

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 42 Wyoming districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,193

Primary Schools: 19
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2024)						WY-TOPP Mathematics (2024)						WY-TOPP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 4th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 5th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ft. Caspar Academy	Public	K-5	4100 West 38th Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3400	405	29	13.9	26.7%	314 (77.5%)	13 (3.2%)	53 (13.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	86.1	11^th of 147 public elementary schools	92.5%		85.6	13^th of 146 public elementary schools	91.1%	2	72.7	61.5	74.5				83.1	73.9	78.4				64.6		$15,952	$1,928	$14,024
Manor Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 East 15th Street	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1800	309	32	9.7	46.6%	264 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	41.9	98^th of 147 public elementary schools	33.3%		36.7	108^th of 146 public elementary schools	26.0%	10	55.6	45.1	48.1				64.8	47.1	40.4				45.1		$18,188	$2,380	$15,808
Journey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Hickory Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-3700	396	26	15.4	53.5%	300 (75.8%)	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.1%)	16.2	134^th of 147 public elementary schools	8.8%		7	142^nd of 146 public elementary schools	2.7%	8	46.3	25.5	22.8				42.6	31.4	19.3				43.1		$15,672	$3,667	$12,004
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	945 North Jane Street	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-4100	459	31	15.0	66.7%	247 (53.8%)	6 (1.3%)	174 (37.9%)	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	34.4	113^th of 147 public elementary schools	23.1%		30.5	118^th of 146 public elementary schools	19.2%	5	41.2	40.0	45.5				59.4	46.0	55.2				36.0		$16,297	$3,764	$12,533
Paradise Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	22 Magnolia	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-4584	391	26	15.3	30.2%	325 (83.1%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	75.5	26^th of 147 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.5	39^th of 146 public elementary schools	73.3%	13	62.3	57.7	68.3				75.4	71.8	61.3				61.5		$16,408	$1,940	$14,468
Park Elementary	Public	K-5	140 West 9th Street	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3200	355	21	16.8	26.2%	282 (79.4%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	46.3	90^th of 147 public elementary schools	38.8%		32.4	116^th of 146 public elementary schools	20.5%	26	63.2	36.4	54.7				73.7	40.6	43.8				48.5		$14,002	$1,928	$12,073
Pineview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	639 Payne Avenue	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-6000	309	27	11.6	49.8%	244 (79.0%)	3 (1.0%)	44 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	42.3	96^th of 147 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.8	122^nd of 146 public elementary schools	16.4%	26	39.0	30.8	61.5				49.2	51.9	73.1				44.2		$17,186	$3,822	$13,364
Southridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 West 29th Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1900	330	21	15.7	25.2%	278 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	71.8	33^rd of 147 public elementary schools	77.6%		60.3	55^th of 146 public elementary schools	62.3%	22	72.6	61.5	48.1				80.4	71.2	57.7				61.5		$15,693	$2,051	$13,641
Woods Learning Center	Public	K-8	500 South Walsh Drive	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3900	183	14	13.5	36.1%	152 (83.1%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	11.2	141^st of 147 public elementary schools	4.1%		18.2	130^th of 146 public elementary schools	11.0%	11	40.0	20.0	38.9	44.4	72.2	45.5	30.0	15.0	33.3	11.1	33.3	31.8	35.0	40.9	$17,286	$1,928	$15,358
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 West 15th Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-4700	387	29	13.3	58.9%	306 (79.1%)	6 (1.6%)	54 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	16.8	133^rd of 147 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.6	141^st of 146 public elementary schools	3.4%	8	38.8	37.3	21.1				44.9	32.8	21.1				42.4		$18,229	$3,545	$14,684
Verda James Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Carriage Lane	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1100	444	25	17.7	23.0%	362 (81.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	63.5	54^th of 147 public elementary schools	63.3%		50	77^th of 146 public elementary schools	47.3%	23	60.9	59.3	54.3				58.0	61.0	60.0				61.0		$14,515	$1,931	$12,584
Oregon Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	6332 Buckboard Road	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-6200	288	20	14.3	35.4%	239 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	39.6	103^rd of 147 public elementary schools	29.9%		34.1	114^th of 146 public elementary schools	21.9%	11	49.0	38.5	48.1				54.9	44.2	57.7				48.1		$16,319	$1,928	$14,391
Sagewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2451 Shattuck Avenue	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-3300	344	22	15.9	43.0%	259 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	48 (14.0%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	61.1	63^rd of 147 public elementary schools	57.1%		60.8	53^rd of 146 public elementary schools	63.7%	10	55.1	52.0	61.5				67.4	60.0	57.7				54.0		$15,024	$3,242	$11,782
Crest Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	4445 South Poplar	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-4200	287	23	12.4	39.0%	240 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	46.3	91^st of 147 public elementary schools	38.1%		20.4	127^th of 146 public elementary schools	13.0%	36	54.4	45.1	57.1				67.4	54.9	31.0				47.1		$18,285	$1,944	$16,341
Summit Elementary School	Public	K-5	2210 Waterford Street	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3000	443	27	16.3	12.4%	391 (88.3%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	72.6	32^nd of 147 public elementary schools	78.2%		63.5	49^th of 146 public elementary schools	66.4%	17	63.9	52.6	68.0				62.5	68.0	69.2				62.8		$14,705	$1,928	$12,776
Evansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	452 Texas Street	Evansville	82636	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-6400	323	24	13.4	52.9%	225 (69.7%)	3 (0.9%)	63 (19.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.7%)	40.1	101^st of 147 public elementary schools	31.3%		48.3	80^th of 146 public elementary schools	45.2%	21	39.2	46.0	50.0				39.6	64.9	59.6				43.2		$17,197	$3,498	$13,698
Bar Nunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Siebke Drive	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-4000	338	24	14.0	50.3%	261 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	12.6	137^th of 147 public elementary schools	6.8%		9.8	140^th of 146 public elementary schools	4.1%	3	22.2	30.6	44.4				33.3	32.7	29.6				34.7		$17,459	$3,681	$13,778
Red Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15651 Highway 487	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 473-1224	8	1	8.0		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$27,548	$1,928	$25,620
Poison Spider Elementary	Public	K-8	14200 Poison Spider Road	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-6900	189	14	13.4	41.3%	171 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	32	115^th of 147 public elementary schools	21.8%		28.6	119^th of 146 public elementary schools	18.5%	4	47.1	63.2	48.0	45.2	45.8	50.0	29.4	42.1	36.0	33.3	29.2	19.2	52.6	26.9	$18,390	$2,158	$16,232

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Johnson County School District #1	27.67 mi	6	15^th
Wyoming Classical Academy	39.6 mi	1	37^th
Wyoming Behavioral Institute - Administration Office	39.79 mi	1
BOCES 5	43.16 mi	6
Converse County School District #2	43.36 mi	3

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