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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 29% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like Afton Elementary
Afton Elementary's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Elementary this school | 419 | 35.6% | 68.0% |
| Woodland Park Elementary Sheridan | 286 | 37.1% | 66.4% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Sheridan | 316 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Conestoga Elementary Gillette | 348 | 41.1% | 50.9% |
| Westside Elementary Powell | 296 | 39.2% | 74.0% |
| Thayne Elementary Thayne | 344 | 33.7% | 74.2% |
Matched among Wyoming elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Afton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #26 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #34 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #16 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #11 of 187 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #80 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #105 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #111 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #66 of 89 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 419 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 22% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 30% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 30.7 | 15.0:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | N/A | N/A | 42% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 62% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Afton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (459 to 419); teachers up 8% (30.7 to 33).
About Afton Elementary
Afton Elementary is an elementary school in Afton, Wyoming, reachable at (307) 885-8002. Classes run from pre-K through 3, and the school has 419 students. Against the 216-student average for elementary schools in Wyoming, enrollment here is 94% higher.
Lincoln County School District #2 counts 9 schools and 2,924 students, including Afton Elementary.
Afton Elementary's enrollment is 95% White. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Afton Elementary's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Afton Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 36%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Afton Elementary, the prediction is 59.7% and the result is 68.0%.
Across Lincoln County, the median household income is $89,330, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Lincoln County has 13 public schools and roughly 3,599 students.
The closest other public school is Swift Creek High School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 68.0% is below the 69.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 16 students since 2020-21, to 419.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Afton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Afton Elementary. Afton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Afton Elementary SchoolYardley, PA · 483 students
- Afton Elementary SchoolAfton, OK · 268 students
- AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAFTON, NY · 210 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.
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