Lakeview Elementary

Lakeview Elementary, a big elementary school in Gillette, Wyoming, part of Campbell County School District #1, works with 378 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 75% bigger than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 216 students.

Within Campbell County School District #1, which oversees 23 schools and 8,459 students, Lakeview Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lakeview Elementary reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Campbell County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakeview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 41.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Campbell County put median household earnings sit near $89,869, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Campbell County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,459 students), Lakeview Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Meadowlark Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeview Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Lakeview Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 434 (now 378). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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