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How has Casper Classical Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
516
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560451000183
Casper Classical Academy
900 South Beverly, Casper, WY 82601 · (307) 253-3160 · Natrona County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Wyoming public middle schools
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
290 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 191 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 168 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 30% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
55.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
39.9%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Casper Classical Academy
Casper Classical Academy's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Classical Academy this school | 516 | 56.2% | 45.3% |
| Rock Springs Junior High Rock Springs | 746 | 47.3% | 47.3% |
| Lovell Middle School Lovell | 173 | 46.2% | 59.5% |
| Eastside Elementary Rock Springs | 541 | 64.3% | N/A |
| Davis Middle School Evanston | 309 | 55.7% | 53.8% |
| Torrington Middle School Torrington | 239 | 47.3% | 55.9% |
Matched among Wyoming middle 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 Casper Classical Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #34 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #36 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #35 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #16 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #20 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #7 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #5 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.2% | #1 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
516
+82 (+19%) vs 2020
+455% since 2000-01, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 516 | 39.1 | 13.2:1 | 56% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 35.8 | 14.2:1 | 50% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 31.7 | 14.7:1 | 41% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 34% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 24.7 | 14.3:1 | 28% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | N/A | N/A | 22% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 93 | 8 | 11.6:1 | 29% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Casper Classical Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (353 to 516); teachers up 59% (24.7 to 39.1).
About Casper Classical Academy
Casper Classical Academy is a large middle school in Casper, Wyoming, one of the schools in Natrona County School District #1. Students in grades 6 through 9 attend, and enrollment is 516 students. The school's enrollment is 62% above the 319 average for middle schools in Wyoming.
Casper Classical Academy is one of 27 schools in Natrona County School District #1, which enrolls 12,352 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Casper Classical Academy, at 68%. Other students are 22% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Natrona County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Casper Classical Academy and a ratio of 13.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 56% of enrollment. That is higher than the 46% average for public schools in Natrona County.
Measured against Wyoming public middle schools, Casper Classical Academy receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Casper Classical Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.3%; the prediction is 48.2%.
Census estimates describe Natrona County this way: the median household income is $72,156, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Casper Classical Academy is one of 29 public schools in the county.
Pineview Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Casper Classical Academy comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Casper Classical Academy's enrollment climbed from 434 in 2020-21 to 516 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.2:1, from 14.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Casper Classical Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Natrona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,977
Census ACS
Median income
$72,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natrona County School District #1
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Verda James ElementaryElementary · 448 students
Other schools in Casper
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Verda James ElementaryElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Pineview Elementary0.7 mi · 258
- Manor Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 299
- Woods Learning Center1.2 mi · 170
- Kelly Walsh High School1.2 mi · 2,002
- Lincoln Elementary School1.2 mi · 433
- Sagewood Elementary1.3 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Casper Classical AcademyHow large is Casper Classical Academy?
Casper Classical Academy enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 06-09.
What age range does Casper Classical Academy serve?
Casper Classical Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at Casper Classical Academy?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Casper Classical Academy.
How diverse is Casper Classical Academy?
Casper Classical Academy reports a student body of 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Casper Classical Academy?
Casper Classical Academy is overseen by Natrona County School District #1 in Natrona County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.