Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1·NCES 560287000539
Baldwin Creek Elementary
350 Smith Street, Lander, WY 82520 · (307) 332-6967 · Fremont County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wyoming public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
77 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 112 | 53% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 47% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Baldwin Creek Elementary→Lander Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fremont County School District # 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
62.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Baldwin Creek Elementary
Baldwin Creek Elementary's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Creek Elementary this school | 210 | 36.7% | 64.3% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Buffalo | 211 | 43.6% | N/A |
| Paintbrush Elementary Gillette | 266 | 32.0% | 59.4% |
| Glenn Livingston Elementary Cody | 286 | 41.3% | 74.6% |
| Harrison Elementary Green River | 208 | 32.7% | 69.3% |
| Libbey Elementary Wheatland | 198 | 43.4% | N/A |
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 Baldwin Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #37 of 116 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #51 of 121 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #38 of 121 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #105 of 187 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #88 of 109 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #60 of 109 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #107 of 139 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #12 of 89 | #1 of 7 |
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
210
-43 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 210 | 16.1 | 13.0:1 | 37% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 19.1 | 10.3:1 | 41% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 32% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 20.3 | 15.1:1 | 40% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 33% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (305 to 210); teachers down 20% (20.3 to 16.1).
About Baldwin Creek Elementary
Baldwin Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Lander, Wyoming. The latest federal count shows 210 students in grades 4 through 5.
Baldwin Creek Elementary is one of the 5 schools that make up Fremont County School District # 1 (1,566 students in total).
Baldwin Creek Elementary enrolls a student body that is 81% White. Other reported shares: 7% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 71% White among all Fremont County residents. Baldwin Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Baldwin Creek Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.0:1. Among elementary schools in Wyoming, the typical ratio is 10.6:1. The lunch program counts 37% of students at Baldwin Creek Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Fremont County.
Baldwin Creek Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Wyoming public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.0% at Baldwin Creek Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fremont County, median household income is about $64,904, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 35 public schools operate in Fremont County, serving about 6,606 students.
Lander Valley High School is the public school closest to Baldwin Creek Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Baldwin Creek Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles. Baldwin Creek Elementary's average proficiency of 64.3% compares with 29.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 210 was 17% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 253.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Baldwin Creek Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,533
Census ACS
Median income
$64,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
6,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont County School District # 1
- Lander Valley High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Gannett Peak ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Lander Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Jeffrey City ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Lander
- Lander Valley High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Gannett Peak ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Lander Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Sunrise SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Lander Valley High School0.3 mi · 538
- Pathfinder High School0.5 mi · 58
- Lander Middle School0.6 mi · 324
- Gannett Peak Elementary0.7 mi · 436
- Wyoming Indian Elementary10.0 mi · 250
- Wyoming Indian High School12.2 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Baldwin Creek Elementary?
Baldwin Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 210 students in grades 04-05.
Is Baldwin Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baldwin Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Baldwin Creek Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Baldwin Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Baldwin Creek Elementary?
Baldwin Creek Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Baldwin Creek Elementary in?
Baldwin Creek Elementary is part of Fremont County School District # 1.
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