Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560583000289
Colter Elementary
1855 High School Road, Jackson, WY 83001 · (307) 733-9651 · Teton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
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
| 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% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
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%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Colter Elementary→Jackson Hole Middle School
Based on grade levels within Teton County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Colter Elementary
Colter Elementary's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colter Elementary this school | 318 | 18.2% | 80.0% |
| Hobbs Elementary Cheyenne | 220 | 21.4% | 46.6% |
| Prairie Wind Elementary Cheyenne | 299 | 11.0% | N/A |
| Jackson Elementary Jackson | 319 | 25.7% | N/A |
| Summit Elementary School Casper | 437 | 23.6% | 68.1% |
| Highland Park Elementary Sheridan | 321 | 27.4% | 72.8% |
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 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 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #135 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #8 of 89 | N/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. 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
318
+23 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 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) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 34 | 8.7:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 16% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 34% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | N/A | N/A | 36% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (532 to 318); teachers down 31% (43 to 29.5).
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%.
On the allk12 Grade, Colter Elementary lands at A, ahead of 93% of Wyoming public elementary schools.
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, up from 295 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 8.7:1 to 10.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Colter Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Teton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Teton County School District #1
- Jackson Hole High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Jackson Hole Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Munger Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 319 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 192 students
- Kelly ElementaryElementary · 39 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Jackson Hole High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Jackson Hole Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Munger Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 319 students
- Summit Innovations SchoolHigh · 36 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Innovations School0.1 mi · 36
- Jackson Hole High School0.1 mi · 861
- Jackson Hole Middle School0.3 mi · 664
- Jackson Elementary2.7 mi · 319
- Wilson Elementary4.2 mi · 192
- Munger Mountain Elementary School6.8 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Colter ElementaryHow 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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