Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560451000236
Crest Hill Elementary
4445 South Poplar, Casper, WY 82601 · (307) 253-4200 · Natrona County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
109 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
56.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
65.3%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Crest Hill Elementary
Crest Hill Elementary's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest Hill Elementary this school | 234 | 46.6% | 60.9% |
| Washington Elementary Green River | 208 | 44.7% | 64.2% |
| Oregon Trail Elementary Casper | 272 | 49.3% | 51.3% |
| Eastside Elementary Cody | 294 | 49.0% | N/A |
| Southridge Elementary Casper | 322 | 45.0% | 67.5% |
| Truman Elementary Green River | 263 | 48.7% | 49.0% |
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 Crest Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Natrona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #49 of 116 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #42 of 121 | #5 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #62 of 121 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #89 of 187 | #16 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #86 of 109 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #74 of 109 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #77 of 139 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #13 of 89 | #1 of 9 |
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
234
-96 (-29%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 47% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 46% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 37% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 24.3 | 13.9:1 | 30% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 29% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | N/A | N/A | 22% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 24% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 24 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crest Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (338 to 234); teachers down 26% (24.3 to 18).
About Crest Hill Elementary
Federal records list Crest Hill Elementary as an elementary school in Casper, Wyoming. A federal count lists 234 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
In Natrona County School District #1, 27 schools enroll a combined 12,352 students.
The student body at Crest Hill Elementary is 83% White. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 18 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Wyoming have 10.6:1, compared with 13.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Natrona County average 46%.
Measured against Wyoming public elementary schools, Crest Hill Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Crest Hill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.9%, compared with a predicted 53.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wyoming schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Natrona County, the median household income is $72,156, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Natrona County is home to 29 public schools and about 12,650 public school students.
The closest public school to Crest Hill Elementary is C Y Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Crest Hill Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Crest Hill Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 234 students in 2024-25, 96 fewer than the 330 it had in 2020-21.
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Natrona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,977
Census ACS
Median income
$72,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natrona County School District #1
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Casper Classical AcademyMiddle · 516 students
Other schools in Casper
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Casper Classical AcademyMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- C Y Middle School0.9 mi · 766
- Roosevelt High School0.9 mi · 206
- Southridge Elementary1.1 mi · 322
- Journey Elementary1.4 mi · 348
- Ft. Caspar Academy1.6 mi · 356
- Cottonwood Elementary2.0 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Crest Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Crest Hill Elementary?
Crest Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-05.
Is Crest Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crest Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Crest Hill Elementary have?
Crest Hill Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Crest Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Crest Hill Elementary are roughly 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Crest Hill Elementary?
Crest Hill Elementary is overseen by Natrona County School District #1 in Natrona County.
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