Best Elementary Schools in Wyoming

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WY-TOPP test scores by the Wyoming Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 147)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
560609000363	131	Upton Elementary	Public	K-5	802 Juniper	Upton	80730	Weston County	Weston County School District #7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 468-9331	478	8	58.2	5.2%	444 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.1%)								18	11.1	138	7
560147000064	132	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Wright Boulevard	Wright	82732	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 464-0584	195	19	10.5	42.1%	159 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.3%)	4 (2.1%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,759			$3,827			$16,932	17.5	22.9	126	6
560451000377	133	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%)	$18,229			$3,545			$14,684	16.8	9.6	141	8
560451000247	134	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%)	$15,672			$3,667			$12,004	16.2	7	142	8
560147000069	135	Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-6	816 East 7th Street	Gillette	82716	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 682-4740	212	22	9.6	62.7%	155 (73.1%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (19.3%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$21,444			$5,234			$16,209	16.2	37.5	106	29
560530200419	136	Eastside Elementary	Public	4-6	305 G Street	Rock Springs	82901	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 352-3425	525	33	15.8	50.3%	324 (61.7%)	3 (0.6%)	158 (30.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.3%)	$14,357			$2,212			$12,145	13.8	15.8	132	4
560451000445	137	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	50.3%	261 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$17,459			$3,681			$13,778	12.6	9.8	140	3
560198000097	138	Arp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1780 E. Pershing Blvd.	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2365	333	29	11.4	71.5%	173 (52.0%)	10 (3.0%)	116 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	$19,103			$3,522			$15,582	12.1	5.6	143	5
560412000211	139	Carpenter Elementary	Public	K-6	4816 Monroe Avenue	Carpenter	82054	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 245-4180	74	10	7.7	23.0%	61 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$22,518			$2,346			$20,172	11.7	48.5	79	60
560198000480	140	Afflerbach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 West Wallick Road	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2300	353	30	11.7	74.2%	188 (53.3%)	3 (0.8%)	148 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$19,847			$4,427			$15,420	11.5	12.9	135	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WY-TOPP English Language Arts, WY-TOPP Mathematics, WY-TOPP Science test scores released by the Wyoming Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wyoming Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wyoming Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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