Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21·NCES 560282000498
Ft. Washakie Elementary
90 Ethete Road, Ft. Washakie, WY 82514 · (307) 332-2380 · Fremont County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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
7.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
236 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fremont County School District #21. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.3%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
14.5%
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 15 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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. Washakie Elementary
Ft. Washakie Elementary's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Washakie Elementary this school | 255 | 92.5% | 17.5% |
| Arapahoe Elementary Arapahoe | 392 | 97.2% | 14.5% |
| Wyoming Indian Elementary Ethete | 250 | 77.2% | 8.8% |
| Wind River Elementary Pavillion | 135 | 71.1% | 58.7% |
| Hillcrest Elementary Gillette | 370 | 73.5% | 47.2% |
| Alta Vista Elementary Cheyenne | 227 | 67.8% | 56.7% |
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. Washakie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #114 of 116 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #119 of 121 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #118 of 121 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #76 of 187 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.1:1 | #1 of 109 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #106 of 109 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #2 of 139 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #19 of 89 | #2 of 7 |
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
255
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 7.2:1
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 | 255 | 36 | 7.1:1 | 93% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 37 | 7.0:1 | 91% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 33 | 7.6:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 37 | 7.2:1 | 66% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 41.5 | 8.3:1 | 99% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 41 | 9.1:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | N/A | N/A | 99% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 23 | 8.8:1 | 99% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ft. Washakie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (345 to 255); teachers down 13% (41.5 to 36).
About Ft. Washakie Elementary
Ft. Washakie Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Ft. Washakie, Wyoming. Total enrollment is 255 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Fremont County School District #21 is the local district for Ft. Washakie Elementary. It runs 3 schools with 413 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ft. Washakie Elementary is 95% Native American. Other groups include 2% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
There are about 7.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ft. Washakie Elementary, which has 36. Elementary schools in Wyoming have an average ratio of 10.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 93%. On average, public schools in Fremont County report 55%.
Ft. Washakie Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Wyoming public elementary schools.
Ft. Washakie Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.5%, compared with a predicted 28.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wyoming schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Fremont County, the median household earns about $64,904 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Fremont County, 35 public schools serve about 6,606 students.
Ft. Washakie Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Ft. Washakie High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Ft. Washakie Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Ft. Washakie Elementary as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 267 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 255 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Ft. Washakie Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,533
Census ACS
Median income
$64,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
6,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont County School District #21
- Ft. Washakie High SchoolHigh · 91 students
- Ft. Washakie Middle SchoolMiddle · 67 students
Other schools in Ft. Washakie
- Ft. Washakie High SchoolHigh · 91 students
- Ft. Washakie Middle SchoolMiddle · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Ft. Washakie High School0.0 mi · 91
- Ft. Washakie Middle School0.0 mi · 67
- Wyoming Indian High School4.3 mi · 180
- Wyoming Indian Elementary4.5 mi · 250
- Wyoming Indian Middle School4.6 mi · 143
- Lander Valley High School12.1 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Ft. Washakie ElementaryHow many students attend Ft. Washakie Elementary?
Ft. Washakie Elementary enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Ft. Washakie Elementary serve?
Ft. Washakie Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ft. Washakie Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ft. Washakie Elementary is approximately 7.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ft. Washakie Elementary?
Student demographics at Ft. Washakie Elementary are roughly 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ft. Washakie Elementary in?
Ft. Washakie Elementary is part of Fremont County School District #21.
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