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Colter Elementary

1855 High School Road, Jackson, WY 83001 · (307) 733-9651 · Teton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 216
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
58 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4915%
Grade 15216%
Grade 25517%
Grade 34013%
Grade 45417%
Grade 56821%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 41% · US 70%
White
24376%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 75% · US 43%
Hispanic
6119%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
16953%
Female
14947%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Colter ElementaryJackson Hole Middle School
Based on grade levels within Teton County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
74.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
83.9%
WY avg 51.3%

What 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.

Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Colter Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WyomingIn Teton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
80.0%#3 of 116N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
83.9%#1 of 121N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.9%#7 of 121N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
318#44 of 187#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.8:1#34 of 109N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.8%#51 of 109N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-40.2%#8 of 89N/A
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
318
-214 (-40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.4:1
% White
76%
was 68%
% Hispanic
19%
was 29%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2531829.510.8:118% (58)
2023-2428930.89.4:117% (50)
2022-2329332.88.9:18% (23)
2017-185324312.4:116% (86)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colter Elementary.

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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Teton County at a glance

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Population
23,396
Census ACS
Median income
$124,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,827 students

Quick facts

School name
Colter Elementary
District
Teton County School District #1
Address
1855 High School Road, Jackson, WY 83001
Phone
(307) 733-9651
County
Teton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
318
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
58 (18%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
560583000289
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Teton County School District #1
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Frequently asked questions

About Colter Elementary
How large is Colter Elementary?
Colter Elementary enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
Is Colter Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colter Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Colter Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Colter Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Colter Elementary?
Student demographics at Colter Elementary are roughly 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Colter Elementary in?
Colter Elementary is part of Teton County School District #1.
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