Grant Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary school in Glenrock, Wyoming, Grant Elementary hosts 185 students from grades pre-K through 3, overseen by Converse County School District #2.

Grant Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Converse County School District #2, a district that instructs 634 students overall.

Demographically, Grant Elementary reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Grant Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Grant Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 53.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Converse County put median household earnings sit near $81,558, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Converse County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,273 students), Grant Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glenrock Jr/Sr High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grant Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grant Elementary has contracted 14%, going from 215 students in 2018 to 185 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.