Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560530200298
Desert View Elementary
1900 Desert Boulevard, Rock Springs, WY 82901 · (307) 352-3200 · Sweetwater County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
126 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 54 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 22% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
21.6%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
29.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Desert View Elementary
Desert View Elementary's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert View Elementary this school | 181 | 69.6% | 25.6% |
| Alta Vista Elementary Cheyenne | 227 | 67.8% | 56.7% |
| Hebard Elementary Cheyenne | 120 | 64.2% | 33.9% |
| Bain Elementary Cheyenne | 221 | 71.5% | 37.3% |
| Rossman Elementary Cheyenne | 305 | 67.5% | 25.6% |
| Cole Elementary Cheyenne | 164 | 64.6% | 26.5% |
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 Desert View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Sweetwater County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #111 of 116 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #112 of 121 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #119 of 121 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #118 of 187 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #10 of 139 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.2% | #7 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
181
-71 (-28%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 181 | 14.3 | 12.7:1 | 70% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 17.8 | 10.1:1 | 66% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 20.8 | 9.5:1 | 50% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 44% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 24.9 | 12.4:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 | 55% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | N/A | N/A | 56% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 80% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 15 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (308 to 181); teachers down 43% (24.9 to 14.3).
About Desert View Elementary
Desert View Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Wyoming, with an address in Rock Springs. The school had 181 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25.
The 15 schools in Sweetwater County School District #1 enroll 4,789 students altogether, Desert View Elementary among them.
Roughly 59% of students at Desert View Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Sweetwater County's residents are about 81% White, 22 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Desert View Elementary was 12.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Wyoming have 10.6:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. Desert View Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 70%. Across public schools in Sweetwater County, the average is 44%.
Measured against Wyoming public elementary schools, Desert View Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Desert View Elementary is 40.8%. It actually posts 25.6%, which is 15.1 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Wyoming schools.
In the county around the school, Sweetwater County, the median household income is $75,034, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Sweetwater County is home to 26 public schools and about 7,075 public school students.
Black Butte High School is the closest public school, about 2.0 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 50.3%, higher than Desert View Elementary's 25.6%.
Desert View Elementary is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
The school enrolled 181 students in 2024-25, 71 fewer than the 252 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.7:1.
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Sweetwater County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,542
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sweetwater County School District #1
- Rock Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Rock Springs Junior HighMiddle · 746 students
- Pilot Butte ElementaryMiddle · 547 students
- Eastside ElementaryMiddle · 541 students
- Stagecoach ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Sage ElementaryElementary · 352 students
Other schools in Rock Springs
- Rock Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Rock Springs Junior HighMiddle · 746 students
- Pilot Butte ElementaryMiddle · 547 students
- Eastside ElementaryMiddle · 541 students
- Stagecoach ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Sage ElementaryElementary · 352 students
Other Desert View Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Desert View Elementary. Desert View Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Desert View ElementarySan Luis, AZ · 760 students
- Desert View ElementaryLancaster, CA · 688 students
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYSUNLAND PARK, NM · 524 students
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYLOS LUNAS, NM · 393 students
- Desert View Elementary SchoolHermiston, OR · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Black Butte High School2.0 mi · 103
- Rock Springs High School2.0 mi · 1,393
- Eastside Elementary2.0 mi · 541
- Northpark Elementary2.1 mi · 165
- Stagecoach Elementary2.2 mi · 394
- Rock Springs Junior High2.4 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About Desert View ElementaryHow many students attend Desert View Elementary?
Desert View Elementary enrolls approximately 181 students in grades KG-03.
Is Desert View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Desert View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Desert View Elementary have?
Desert View Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Desert View Elementary?
Student demographics at Desert View Elementary are roughly 59% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Desert View Elementary public or private?
Desert View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sweetwater County School District #1.
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