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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1·NCES 560287000452
Gannett Peak Elementary
615 Popo Agie, Lander, WY 82520 · (307) 332-6690 · Fremont County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- C+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
10.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
176 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 115 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 # 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
57.1%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Gannett Peak Elementary
Gannett Peak Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Peak Elementary this school | 436 | 40.4% | 57.1% |
| Conestoga Elementary Gillette | 348 | 41.1% | 50.9% |
| Thayne Elementary Thayne | 344 | 33.7% | 74.2% |
| Glenn Livingston Elementary Cody | 286 | 41.3% | 74.6% |
| Southridge Elementary Casper | 322 | 45.0% | 67.5% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Sheridan | 316 | 37.7% | N/A |
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 Gannett Peak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #62 of 116 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #68 of 121 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #57 of 121 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #7 of 187 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #27 of 109 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #35 of 109 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #95 of 139 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #31 of 89 | #4 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
436
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 436 | 41.6 | 10.5:1 | 40% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 41.6 | 10.4:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 43.5 | 9.9:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 43 | 10.4:1 | 32% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 35% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 37% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gannett Peak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (544 to 436); teachers down 8% (45 to 41.6).
About Gannett Peak Elementary
Gannett Peak Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Lander, Wyoming. The school counted 436 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 3. That is 102% bigger than the average of about 216 students for elementary schools in Wyoming.
Gannett Peak Elementary sits within Fremont County School District # 1, which has 5 schools and 1,566 students.
The largest group at Gannett Peak Elementary is White students, at 75%. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Native American. Fremont County residents are about 71% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Gannett Peak Elementary is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1. The 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming is close to this figure. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fremont County average 55%.
Gannett Peak Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Wyoming public elementary schools.
A school with Gannett Peak Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wyoming is predicted to score 57.0%. Gannett Peak Elementary scores 57.1%, within a point of that line.
The county, Fremont County, is where the school is located. 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. Fremont County has 35 public schools with about 6,606 students, including Gannett Peak Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Pathfinder High School is about 0.3 miles from Gannett Peak Elementary. The five-mile area around Gannett Peak Elementary holds 4 other public schools. The school's 57.1% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Gannett Peak Elementary as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Gannett Peak Elementary had 446 students in 2020-21 and 436 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 # 1
- Lander Valley High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Lander Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Baldwin Creek ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Jeffrey City ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Lander
- Lander Valley High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Lander Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Baldwin Creek ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Sunrise SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Pathfinder High School0.3 mi · 58
- Baldwin Creek Elementary0.7 mi · 210
- Lander Middle School0.8 mi · 324
- Lander Valley High School1.0 mi · 538
- Wyoming Indian Elementary10.6 mi · 250
- Wyoming Indian High School12.7 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Gannett Peak ElementaryHow large is Gannett Peak Elementary?
Gannett Peak Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Gannett Peak Elementary serve?
Gannett Peak Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gannett Peak Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gannett Peak Elementary is approximately 10.5:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gannett Peak Elementary?
Student demographics at Gannett Peak Elementary are roughly 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Gannett Peak Elementary public or private?
Gannett Peak Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fremont County School District # 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.