Aspen Elementary School

Set in Riverton, Wyoming, Aspen Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school, overseen by Fremont County School District #25. It instructs 286 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 216 students.

Fremont County School District #25 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,504 students; Aspen Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Aspen Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 19% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Fremont County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Fremont County's rate of about 55%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Fremont County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,904 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fremont County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,606 students), Aspen Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ashgrove Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 256 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.