Enrollment
274
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560406000207
Etna Elementary
107590 US Highway 89, Etna, WY 83118 · (307) 885-2472 · Lincoln County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
93 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 95 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 33% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
58.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
61.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Etna Elementary
Etna Elementary's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etna Elementary this school | 274 | 33.9% | 58.8% |
| Osmond Elementary Afton | 349 | 32.4% | 78.8% |
| Lander Middle School Lander | 324 | 38.6% | 47.8% |
| Clear Creek Middle School Buffalo | 240 | 37.1% | 67.2% |
| Star Valley Middle School Afton | 428 | 34.3% | 71.0% |
| Thermopolis Middle School Thermopolis | 186 | 39.8% | 68.8% |
Matched among Wyoming middle 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 Etna Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #16 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #14 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #27 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #29 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #7 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #32 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #36 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
274
+15 (+6%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 274 | 23.7 | 11.6:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 21.2 | 12.9:1 | 31% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 20.2 | 14.4:1 | 17% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 25% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 20.9 | 13.1:1 | 23% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | N/A | N/A | 48% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 32% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Etna Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (272 to 274); teachers up 13% (20.9 to 23.7).
About Etna Elementary
Etna Elementary is a public middle school run by Lincoln County School District #2 in Etna, Wyoming. In all, 274 students attend the school in grades 4 through 6.
Lincoln County School District #2 runs Etna Elementary along with 8 other schools, enrolling 2,924 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Etna Elementary is White, at 88%. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Etna Elementary scores 22%.
The school had 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. That is in line with the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. The school reported 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Lincoln County is close, at 32%.
Etna Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.8% is 1.8 points below the 60.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lincoln County show that median household income comes to about $89,330, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Lincoln County counts 13 public schools with about 3,599 students.
Thayne Elementary is about 7.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Local comparison: Etna Elementary ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 58.8% versus a 67.6% average.
Etna Elementary is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.6:1, from 13.6:1.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,486
Census ACS
Median income
$89,330
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County School District #2
- Star Valley High SchoolHigh · 846 students
- Star Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Afton ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Osmond ElementaryMiddle · 349 students
- Thayne ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Cokeville High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Other Etna Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Etna Elementary. Etna Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Etna ElementaryEtna, OH · 511 students
- Etna ElementaryEtna, CA · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Thayne Elementary7.5 mi · 344
- Star Valley Middle School19.5 mi · 428
- Star Valley High School20.3 mi · 846
- Afton Elementary20.9 mi · 419
- Swift Creek High School21.4 mi · 72
- Osmond Elementary24.6 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Etna ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Etna Elementary?
Etna Elementary enrolls approximately 274 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Etna Elementary serve?
Etna Elementary serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Etna Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Etna Elementary is approximately 11.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Etna Elementary?
At Etna Elementary, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Etna Elementary in?
Etna Elementary is part of Lincoln County School District #2.
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