Enrollment
69
Elementary
DISTRICT 134 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560412000211
Carpenter Elementary
4816 Monroe Avenue, Carpenter, WY 82054 · (307) 245-4180 · Laramie County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
32 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 45% larger than its 6th grade class (11).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
57.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
59.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Carpenter Elementary
Carpenter Elementary's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Elementary this school | 69 | 46.4% | 55.4% |
| Deming Elementary Cheyenne | 96 | 42.7% | 42.1% |
| Dubois Elementary Dubois | 72 | 45.8% | 63.7% |
| Lingle-Ft. Laramie Elementary Lingle | 112 | 47.3% | 60.5% |
| Laura Irwin Elementary Basin | 122 | 48.4% | 59.7% |
| Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary Guernsey | 96 | 59.4% | 33.1% |
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 Carpenter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #151 of 187 | #30 of 33 |
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
69
-14 (-17%) vs 2020
+109% since 1990-91, when it was 33
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 69 | 9 | 7.6:1 | 46% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 9.8 | 7.2:1 | 48% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 9.6 | 7.7:1 | 23% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 9 | 9.2:1 | 35% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 9.2 | 11.7:1 | 40% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 96 | 9 | 10.7:1 | 43% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | N/A | N/A | 35% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 8 | 8.5:1 | 46% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 33 | 4 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carpenter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (107 to 69); teachers down 1% (9.2 to 9).
About Carpenter Elementary
Carpenter Elementary sits in Carpenter, Wyoming, and is classified as an elementary school. A total of 69 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.
Carpenter Elementary is one of 6 schools in Laramie County School District #2, which enrolls 1,030 students in total.
At Carpenter Elementary, White students make up 78% of the student body. Next come 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 80% of residents are White. Carpenter Elementary's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carpenter Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 7.6:1. That is lower than the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. The lunch program counts 46% of students at Carpenter Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Laramie County average 44%.
Carpenter Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.4%, compared with a predicted 53.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wyoming schools on BeatsExpectations.
Laramie County has these Census figures: the median household income is $80,173, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Laramie County is home to 49 public schools and about 14,606 public school students.
Burns Jr & Sr High School is located about 9.7 miles from Carpenter Elementary. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.4% is above the 52.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Carpenter Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Carpenter Elementary's enrollment dropped 17%, to 69. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.2:1 to 7.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Carpenter Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Laramie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,060
Census ACS
Median income
$80,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
14,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laramie County School District #2
- Burns Jr & Sr High SchoolHigh · 307 students
- Burns ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Pine Bluffs Jr & Sr High SchoolHigh · 189 students
- Pine Bluffs ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Albin ElementaryElementary · 43 students
Other Carpenter Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carpenter Elementary. Carpenter Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 837 students
- Carpenter ElementaryCary, NC · 604 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 600 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolLAKE ORION, MI · 467 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolMonticello, IA · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Burns Jr & Sr High School9.7 mi · 307
- Burns Elementary9.7 mi · 245
- Pawnee School PK-1214.3 mi · 61
- Pine Bluffs Elementary18.0 mi · 177
- Pine Bluffs Jr & Sr High School18.1 mi · 189
- Saddle Ridge Elementary20.1 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Carpenter ElementaryHow many students attend Carpenter Elementary?
Carpenter Elementary enrolls approximately 69 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Carpenter Elementary serve?
Carpenter Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Carpenter Elementary?
Approximately 7.6:1 students per teacher at Carpenter Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Carpenter Elementary?
Student demographics at Carpenter Elementary are roughly 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carpenter Elementary in?
Carpenter Elementary is part of Laramie County School District #2.
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