Elementary · Wyoming
West Elementary
West Elementary, a public elementary school in Wheatland, Wyoming: grades 3–5, 195 students, 12.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Platte County School District #1.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 195
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.9
- Students per teacher
- 12.3
- Grades
- 3–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Wyoming
Median 10.8 · 186 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 60% of elementary schools in Wyoming
Median 226 · 186 schools compared
Smaller than 88% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wyoming's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Wyoming: 57%57%proficient
−3.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 56% of elementary schools in Wyoming
Median 56% · 151 elementary schools compared
195 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · WY-TOPP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Wyoming: 54%54%proficient
−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 63% of elementary schools in Wyoming
Median 59% · 151 elementary schools compared
195 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · WY-TOPP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades 3–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Remote rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Platte County School District #1.
Location
- Address
- 201 20th Street, Wheatland, WY 82201
- Phone
- (307)322-4180
- City or town
- Wheatland
- County
- Platte County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–2 | 198 | 11.4 | — | — | |
Guernsey-Sunrise ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 96 | 8.7 | 26% | 36% |
| K–8 | 3 | 3.0 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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