Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School operates as a large elementary campus in Casper, Wyoming, one of the schools within Natrona County School District #1. Current enrollment sits at 433 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 100% bigger than typical.

Natrona County School District #1 runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 12,352 students. Lincoln Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Natrona County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Natrona County's rate of about 46%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.8%, the actual is 45.0%, a residual of +5.2 points.

In the surrounding community, Natrona County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,156 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Natrona County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,650 students), Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Casper Classical Academy, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has increased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 433). Over the same period, the White share increased from 44% to 52%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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