Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560451000247
Journey Elementary
2014 Hickory Street, Casper, WY 82604 · (307) 253-3700 · Natrona County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
197 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 69 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
41%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
43.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
39.3%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Journey Elementary
Journey Elementary's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Elementary this school | 348 | 56.6% | 40.6% |
| Southside Elementary Powell | 287 | 58.5% | 61.3% |
| Lovell Elementary Lovell | 309 | 55.3% | 51.4% |
| Pineview Elementary Casper | 258 | 53.9% | 62.8% |
| Sunflower Elementary Gillette | 311 | 58.5% | 54.0% |
| Uinta Meadows Elementary Evanston | 408 | 54.7% | 53.6% |
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 Journey Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Natrona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #102 of 116 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #106 of 121 | #16 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #100 of 121 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #25 of 187 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #104 of 109 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #41 of 109 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #38 of 139 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #9 of 24 | #2 of 6 |
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
348
-72 (-17%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 348 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 57% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 25.6 | 15.5:1 | 54% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 63% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 23.5 | 13.2:1 | 34% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 62% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | N/A | N/A | 77% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 98% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Journey Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (310 to 348); teachers down 2% (23.5 to 23).
About Journey Elementary
Journey Elementary sits in Casper, Wyoming, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolled 348 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Wyoming average about 216 students each.
Journey Elementary belongs to Natrona County School District #1, a district of 27 schools and 12,352 students.
White students are the majority at Journey Elementary, with 75% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Natrona County, the White share is about 89%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Journey Elementary, 23 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Wyoming have 10.6:1, compared with 15.1:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 57% of enrollment. That rate is above the 46% average among public schools in Natrona County.
The allk12 Grade for Journey Elementary is C-. Compared with Wyoming public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.0% at Journey Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.6%.
Across Natrona County, the median household income is $72,156, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Natrona County has 29 public schools and roughly 12,650 students.
The next-closest public school is Southridge Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Journey Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Journey Elementary's enrollment declined 17%, to 348.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Journey Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Journey Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Journey Elementary. Journey Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- JOURNEY ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 595 students
- Journey Elementary - 05Sioux Falls, SD · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Southridge Elementary0.4 mi · 322
- Cottonwood Elementary0.9 mi · 347
- C Y Middle School0.9 mi · 766
- Roosevelt High School1.2 mi · 206
- Dean Morgan Middle School1.2 mi · 613
- Crest Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Journey ElementaryHow large is Journey Elementary?
Journey Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
Is Journey Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Journey Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Journey Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Journey Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Journey Elementary?
Student demographics at Journey Elementary are roughly 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Journey Elementary in?
Journey Elementary is part of Natrona County School District #1.
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