Colter Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 21% |
School pathway
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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%.
Where Colter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Teton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #3 of 116 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #1 of 121 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #7 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #44 of 187 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #34 of 109 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #51 of 109 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #8 of 89 | N/A |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 29.5 | 10.8:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 30.8 | 9.4:1 | 17% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 32.8 | 8.9:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 16% (86) |
About Colter Elementary
Colter Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Jackson, Wyoming. Total enrollment is 318 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. It has 47% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wyoming (about 216).
Teton County School District #1 enrolls 2,827 students, and its 10 schools include Colter Elementary.
At Colter Elementary, 76% of students are White. The school is also 19% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Teton County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Colter Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Colter Elementary reports a ratio of 10.8 students per teacher, from 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wyoming is similar, at 10.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Colter Elementary, 18% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Teton County report 26%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.3% for Colter Elementary. The school posts 80.0%, 10.7 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Teton County show that the median household earns about $124,172 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Teton County has 12 public schools with about 2,827 students, including Colter Elementary.
Colter Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Summit Innovations School, its nearest public school. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Colter Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 80.0% versus a 63.8% average.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 318, down from 532 in 2017-18. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share shrank from 29% to 19% of enrollment. The school's ratio dropped from 12.4:1 to 10.8:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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