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Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560451000240
Ft. Caspar Academy
4100 West 38th Street, Casper, WY 82604 · (307) 253-3400 · Natrona County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
146 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47%
Community
1
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 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
42%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
65.3%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
70.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Ft. Caspar Academy
Ft. Caspar Academy's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Caspar Academy this school | 356 | 41.0% | 64.7% |
| Slade Elementary Laramie | 440 | 39.1% | 64.8% |
| Pioneer Park Elementary Cheyenne | 420 | 35.2% | 71.8% |
| Dildine Elementary Cheyenne | 298 | 49.0% | 51.1% |
| Anderson Elementary Cheyenne | 292 | 35.3% | 76.5% |
| Park Elementary Casper | 344 | 36.3% | 50.8% |
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 Ft. Caspar Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Natrona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #34 of 116 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #24 of 121 | #2 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #25 of 121 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #20 of 187 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #81 of 109 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #36 of 109 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #94 of 139 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #38 of 89 | #3 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
356
-53 (-13%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 356 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 35% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 25% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 28.7 | 14.6:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | N/A | N/A | 17% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 42% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 172 | 9 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ft. Caspar Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (418 to 356); teachers down 2% (28.7 to 28).
About Ft. Caspar Academy
Ft. Caspar Academy is a large elementary school for students in Casper, Wyoming. A federal count lists 356 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216, so this school runs 65% larger than that.
The district for Ft. Caspar Academy is Natrona County School District #1, with 27 schools and 12,352 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ft. Caspar Academy is 74% White. It is also 19% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Natrona County is roughly 89% White. By the diversity index, Ft. Caspar Academy comes in at 42%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.7:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ft. Caspar Academy is 41%.
Ft. Caspar Academy is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Wyoming public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.6% at Ft. Caspar Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.7%.
Ft. Caspar Academy is located in Natrona County, where median household income is about $72,156, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 29 public schools in Natrona County, with a combined enrollment of about 12,650.
Nearest public school: Roosevelt High School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Ft. Caspar Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Ft. Caspar Academy's average proficiency of 64.7% compares with 57.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Ft. Caspar Academy the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 409 to 356. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.1:1 to 12.7:1 over the same years.
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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
- Roosevelt High School0.7 mi · 206
- C Y Middle School0.8 mi · 766
- Paradise Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 359
- Journey Elementary1.5 mi · 348
- Crest Hill Elementary1.6 mi · 234
- Southridge Elementary1.6 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Ft. Caspar AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ft. Caspar Academy?
Ft. Caspar Academy enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ft. Caspar Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ft. Caspar Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ft. Caspar Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ft. Caspar Academy is approximately 12.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ft. Caspar Academy?
At Ft. Caspar Academy, the student body is approximately 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ft. Caspar Academy?
Ft. Caspar Academy is overseen by Natrona County School District #1 in Natrona County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.