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What's the most underrated thing about Afton Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560406000204
Afton Elementary
333 East 1st Avenue, Afton, WY 83110 · (307) 885-8002 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
149 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 47%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
67.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wyoming's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
-40 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.0:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Afton Elementary
Set in Afton, Wyoming, Afton Elementary is a high-enrollment K-5 school, overseen by Lincoln County School District #2. It hosts 419 students across grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 216 students each, so Afton Elementary sits 94% above that benchmark.
Afton Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Lincoln County School District #2, a district that serves 2,924 students overall.
On demographics, Afton Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lincoln County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, Afton Elementary shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Afton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household income runs about $89,330, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Afton Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 3,599 students).
Nearest neighbor: Swift Creek High School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Afton Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.3%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Over the past 7-year window. Afton Elementary's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 419). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,486
Census ACS
Median income
$89,330
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County School District #2
- Star Valley High SchoolHigh · 846 students
- Star Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Osmond ElementaryMiddle · 349 students
- Thayne ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Etna ElementaryMiddle · 274 students
- Cokeville High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Other schools in Afton
- Star Valley High SchoolHigh · 846 students
- Star Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Osmond ElementaryMiddle · 349 students
- Swift Creek High SchoolHigh · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Swift Creek High School0.6 mi · 72
- Star Valley High School1.1 mi · 846
- Star Valley Middle School1.5 mi · 428
- Osmond Elementary3.9 mi · 349
- Thayne Elementary13.4 mi · 344
- Etna Elementary20.9 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Afton ElementaryHow large is Afton Elementary?
Afton Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Afton Elementary serve?
Afton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Afton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Afton Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Afton Elementary?
At Afton Elementary, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Afton Elementary in?
Afton Elementary is part of Lincoln County School District #2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.