Canyon Elementary School

Set in Kemmerer, Wyoming, Canyon Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary-level community, overseen by Lincoln County School District #1. It caters to 331 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.

Within Lincoln County School District #1, which oversees 3 schools and 637 students, Canyon Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Canyon Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Lincoln County shows median household income runs about $89,330, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lincoln County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,599 students), of which Canyon Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is New Frontier High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Canyon Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canyon Elementary School has edged up 66%, going from 200 students in 2018 to 331 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 10% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.