Oregon Trail Elementary

Summary:

Oregon Trail Elementary is a public elementary school located in Casper, Wyoming, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 288 students. The school is part of the Natrona County School District #1, which is ranked 33 out of 42 school districts in Wyoming and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oregon Trail Elementary has had a fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 27th out of 147 Wyoming elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 122nd out of 147 in 2017-2018. The school's current ranking for the 2023-2024 school year is 103rd out of 147 Wyoming elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 29th out of 63 Wyoming elementary schools for Hispanic students, but only 79th out of 105 for White students in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools in the Natrona County School District #1, such as Sagewood Elementary, Paradise Valley Elementary, and Ft. Caspar Academy, Oregon Trail Elementary generally performs worse, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, as well as higher overall statewide rankings. Despite the higher spending per student at Oregon Trail Elementary, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state averages, suggesting that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and spending decisions.


Detail:

Public K-5

 6332 Buckboard Road
       Casper, WY  82604


(307) 253-6200

District: Natrona County School District #1

SchoolDigger Rank:
103rd of 147 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,319 Help


Students who attend Oregon Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    C Y Middle School
    Casper Classical Academy
    Centennial Middle School
    Dean Morgan Middle School
High:    Kelly Walsh High School
    Natrona County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  288

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.0%
Hispanic:
12.5%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oregon Trail Elementary ranks worse than 70.1% of elementary schools in Wyoming. It also ranks 12th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Natrona County School District #1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.64. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83%), Hispanic (12.5%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oregon Trail Elementary is 14.3. 10 elementary schools in the Natrona County School District #1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oregon Trail Elementary is $16,319. 10 elementary schools in the Natrona County School District #1 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oregon Trail Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oregon Trail Elementary 103rd of 147 Wyoming public elementary schools. (See Oregon Trail Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Natrona County School District #1:

SchoolDigger ranks Natrona County School District #1 33rd of 42 Wyoming school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oregon Trail Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.56 44th 131 66.4%
2005 59.19 50th 136 63.2%
2006 48.25 79th 145 45.5%
2007 58.83 58th 149 61.1%
2008 70.92 34th 151 77.5%
2009 72.59 26th 150 82.7%
2010 75.21 24th 150 84.0%
2011 77.04 20th 152 86.8%
2012 82.48 9th 143 93.7%
2013 83.42 14th 142 90.1%
2014 74.68 27th 147 81.6%
2015 64.15 45th 154 70.8%
2016 59.91 59th 148 60.1%
2017 46.13 91st 151 39.7%
2018 29.67 122nd 147 17.0%
2019 32.76 116th 153 24.2%
2021 28.94 120th 153 21.6%
2022 32.53 109th 144 24.3%
2023 34.15 114th 146 21.9%
2024 39.64 103rd 147 29.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.11 41st 75 45.3%
2021 25.37 60th 71 15.5%
2023 84.84 3rd 77 96.1%
2024 43.70 48th 84 42.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.66 73rd 99 26.3%
2019 45.09 73rd 132 44.7%
2021 30.64 96th 119 19.3%
2022 38.49 74th 110 32.7%
2023 39.27 82nd 115 28.7%
2024 35.87 91st 122 25.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.20 69th 125 44.8%
2019 43.94 85th 136 37.5%
2021 26.92 108th 132 18.2%
2022 33.81 95th 126 24.6%
2023 36.01 98th 129 24.0%
2024 40.89 86th 125 31.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.22 37th 72 48.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.18 113th 126 10.3%
2019 27.53 115th 138 16.7%
2021 34.80 100th 134 25.4%
2022 39.98 81st 127 36.2%
2023 35.29 96th 132 27.3%
2024 40.15 91st 130 30.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.11 37th 70 47.1%
2019 64.50 20th 75 73.3%
2024 50.24 29th 63 54.0%
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Rank History for White students at Oregon Trail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.52 85th 103 17.5%
2019 25.61 102nd 120 15.0%
2021 27.68 93rd 113 17.7%
2022 36.37 74th 103 28.2%
2023 25.46 84th 101 16.8%
2024 34.87 79th 105 24.8%
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Data source: test scores: Wyoming Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wyoming Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Oregon Trail Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 353 353
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 327 327
1991 330 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1992 315 1 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 321
1993 334 1 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 340
1994 321 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 322
1995 412 4 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 420
1996 412 4 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 420
1997 388 5 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1998 406 3 0 14 5 n/a n/a 0 428
1999 385 5 0 15 4 n/a n/a 0 409
2000 373 6 0 10 6 n/a n/a 0 395
2001 334 8 0 10 4 n/a n/a 0 356
2002 311 2 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 320
2003 311 2 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 320
2004 286 1 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 299
2005 298 2 0 13 1 n/a n/a 0 314
2006 270 4 1 21 3 n/a n/a 0 299
2007 275 5 2 21 4 n/a n/a 0 307
2008 278 8 1 17 5 n/a n/a 0 309
2009 280 4 1 14 4 n/a n/a 0 303
2010 289 3 0 14 6 1 0 0 313
2011 258 2 0 23 5 1 2 0 291
2012 255 1 1 19 3 0 3 0 282
2013 281 0 1 32 3 0 5 0 322
2014 293 2 2 39 1 0 6 0 343
2015 298 4 1 44 1 0 4 0 352
2016 292 2 1 48 0 0 8 0 351
2017 301 1 0 40 0 0 11 0 353
2018 298 1 0 44 0 0 14 0 357
2019 281 0 0 39 2 1 17 0 340
2020 269 0 0 30 1 1 17 0 318
2021 270 0 0 35 1 1 19 0 326
2022 237 0 0 40 0 1 15 0 293
2023 239 0 0 36 0 1 12 0 288

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oregon Trail Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 353 n/a n/a n/a
1990 327 15.0 21.8 n/a
1991 332 15.0 22.1 10.2
1992 321 13.0 24.6 10.3
1993 340 14.6 23.3 9.7
1994 322 15.0 21.5 15.5
1995 420 20.0 21.0 23.8
1996 420 20.0 21.0 23.8
1997 403 20.5 19.7 18.1
1998 428 19.0 22.5 22.7
1999 409 22.6 18.1 30.1
2000 395 23.0 17.2 31.9
2001 356 23.0 15.5 66.6
2002 320 18.0 17.8 28.1
2003 320 18.0 17.8 28.1
2004 299 17.0 17.6 28.4
2005 314 17.0 18.5 36.6
2006 299 15.7 19.0 31.1
2007 307 18.0 17.1 32.2
2008 309 20.2 15.3 29.8
2009 303 18.8 16.1 26.1
2010 313 18.6 16.6 31
2011 291 n/a n/a 34.4
2012 282 17.6 15.9 39.7
2013 322 n/a n/a 36
2014 343 22.2 15.4 32.7
2015 352 22.0 16.0 34.1
2016 351 22.0 15.9 29.6
2017 353 21.8 16.1 33.1
2018 357 21.8 16.3 26.3
2019 340 22.0 15.4 25.9
2020 318 21.0 15.1 24.2
2021 326 20.8 15.6 31
2022 293 19.8 14.7 35.2
2023 288 20.0 14.3 35.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oregon Trail Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 353 n/a n/a n/a
1990 327 15.0 21.8 n/a
1991 332 15.0 22.1 10.2
1992 321 13.0 24.6 10.3
1993 340 14.6 23.3 9.7
1994 322 15.0 21.5 15.5
1995 420 20.0 21.0 23.8
1996 420 20.0 21.0 23.8
1997 403 20.5 19.7 18.1
1998 428 19.0 22.5 22.7
1999 409 22.6 18.1 30.1
2000 395 23.0 17.2 31.9
2001 356 23.0 15.5 66.6
2002 320 18.0 17.8 28.1
2003 320 18.0 17.8 28.1
2004 299 17.0 17.6 28.4
2005 314 17.0 18.5 36.6
2006 299 15.7 19.0 31.1
2007 307 18.0 17.1 32.2
2008 309 20.2 15.3 29.8
2009 303 18.8 16.1 26.1
2010 313 18.6 16.6 31
2011 291 n/a n/a 34.4
2012 282 17.6 15.9 39.7
2013 322 n/a n/a 36
2014 343 22.2 15.4 32.7
2015 352 22.0 16.0 34.1
2016 351 22.0 15.9 29.6
2017 353 21.8 16.1 33.1
2018 357 21.8 16.3 26.3
2019 340 22.0 15.4 25.9
2020 318 21.0 15.1 24.2
2021 326 20.8 15.6 31
2022 293 19.8 14.7 35.2
2023 288 20.0 14.3 35.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Oregon Trail Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $549 (4.1%) $12,706 (95.9%) $13,254
2020 $657 (4.7%) $13,254 (95.3%) $13,911
2021 $1,773 (11.6%) $13,557 (88.4%) $15,330
2022 $1,361 (8.6%) $14,553 (91.4%) $15,914
2023 $1,928 (11.8%) $14,391 (88.2%) $16,319

Data source: Wyoming Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oregon Trail Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 116th of 153 Elementary schoolsRanks 114th of 146 Elementary schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon Trail Elementary)52.732.7
 20%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Natrona County School District #1)49.843.9
 5.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)54.848.3
 6.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon Trail Elementary)56.450
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Natrona County School District #1)50.652.1
 1.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)53.553.5
4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon Trail Elementary)28.931.4
 2.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Natrona County School District #1)43.340.4
 2.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)49.145.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon Trail Elementary)46.237.3
 8.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Natrona County School District #1)48.546
 2.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)5351.1
 1.9%
4th Grade Science (Oregon Trail Elementary)39.241.2
 2%
   4th Grade Science (Natrona County School District #1)46.645.3
 1.3%
   4th Grade Science (Wyoming)5250.2
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon Trail Elementary)5051
 1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Natrona County School District #1)5149.6
 1.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)55.654.9
 0.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon Trail Elementary)44.366.7
 22.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Natrona County School District #1)50.246.4
 3.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)55.453.7
 1.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students340288
 15.3%
African American00
American Indian20
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic3936
 7.7%
Pacific Islander11
White281239
 14.9%
Two or More Races1712
 29.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.9%35.4%
 9.5%


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Oregon Trail Elementary ranks 103rd of 147 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Oregon Trail Elementary are 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 288 students attended Oregon Trail Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Education.

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