Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560147000409
Conestoga Elementary
4901 Sleepy Hollow Boulevard, Gillette, WY 82718 · (307) 686-2373 · Campbell County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
143 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
50.8%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
52.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Conestoga Elementary
Conestoga Elementary's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conestoga Elementary this school | 348 | 41.1% | 50.9% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Sheridan | 316 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Sunset Elementary Cody | 290 | 43.8% | 61.5% |
| Westside Elementary Powell | 296 | 39.2% | 74.0% |
| Glenn Livingston Elementary Cody | 286 | 41.3% | 74.6% |
| Southridge Elementary Casper | 322 | 45.0% | 67.5% |
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 Conestoga Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Campbell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #82 of 116 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #83 of 121 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #80 of 121 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #24 of 187 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #22 of 109 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #95 of 109 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #93 of 139 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #56 of 89 | #10 of 12 |
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
348
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 348 | 33.7 | 10.3:1 | 41% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 33.6 | 11.3:1 | 30% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 33.6 | 11.1:1 | 32% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 30% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 32.7 | 12.0:1 | 31% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 33% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | N/A | N/A | 25% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 27% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conestoga Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (392 to 348); teachers up 3% (32.7 to 33.7).
About Conestoga Elementary
As a large elementary school, Conestoga Elementary serves students in Gillette, Wyoming. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 348 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Wyoming enroll about 216 students on average.
Campbell County School District #1 is responsible for 23 schools, Conestoga Elementary included, with 8,459 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Conestoga Elementary is White, at 89%. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Campbell County residents, the White share is about 86%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Conestoga Elementary scores 21%.
Classroom staffing at Conestoga Elementary totals 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 10.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Conestoga Elementary is about 41%. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Campbell County.
Conestoga Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Wyoming public elementary schools.
Test results at Conestoga Elementary are 5.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.9% actual, 56.6% predicted).
Looking at the county, Campbell County, the median household earns about $89,869 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Conestoga Elementary, Campbell County has 25 public schools.
Conestoga Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Buffalo Ridge Elementary, about 3.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Conestoga Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.9% against a local average of 50.8%.
Conestoga Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 348, from 372 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 11.6:1 to 10.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,240
Census ACS
Median income
$89,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Campbell County School District #1
- Campbell County High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Thunder Basin High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Sage Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Stocktrail ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Buffalo Ridge ElementaryElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Gillette
- Campbell County High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Thunder Basin High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Sage Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Stocktrail ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Buffalo Ridge ElementaryElementary · 413 students
Other Conestoga Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Conestoga Elementary. Conestoga Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- CONESTOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMURRAY, NE · 376 students
- Conestoga Elementary SchoolConestoga, PA · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Buffalo Ridge Elementary3.6 mi · 413
- Hillcrest Elementary4.1 mi · 370
- Westwood High School4.2 mi · 150
- Thunder Basin High School4.3 mi · 1,206
- Campbell County High School4.3 mi · 1,212
- Sunflower Elementary4.5 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Conestoga ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Conestoga Elementary?
Conestoga Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Conestoga Elementary serve?
Conestoga Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conestoga Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conestoga Elementary is approximately 10.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Conestoga Elementary?
Conestoga Elementary reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Conestoga Elementary public or private?
Conestoga Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Campbell County School District #1.
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