Conestoga Elementary

Conestoga Elementary, a roomy primary school in Gillette, Wyoming, operated by Campbell County School District #1, hosts 348 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 216 students each, so Conestoga Elementary sits 61% above that benchmark.

Campbell County School District #1 comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 8,459 students; Conestoga Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Conestoga Elementary shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Conestoga Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.6%; this one delivers 50.9%.

Around the school, Campbell County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,869 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Conestoga Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Campbell County (combined enrollment of about 8,459 students).

The closest other public school is Buffalo Ridge Elementary, roughly 3.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Conestoga Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.8%.

Conestoga Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Conestoga Elementary has decreased 11%, going from 392 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Conestoga Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.