Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG HORN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560146000056
Lovell Elementary
520 Shoshone, Lovell, WY 82431 · (307) 548-2247 · Big Horn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
171 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Big Horn County School District #2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
58.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
309
-28 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.5:1
% White
86%
was 86%
% Hispanic
11%
was 12%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lovell Elementary
Lovell Elementary, a reasonably sized primary school in Lovell, Wyoming, part of Big Horn County School District #2, educates 309 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 216.
Across the 3 schools in Big Horn County School District #2 (708 students total), Lovell Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Lovell Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Lovell Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Lovell Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Lovell Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Big Horn County) shows that median household income runs about $62,101, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Lovell Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Big Horn County (combined enrollment of about 2,657 students).
The closest other public school is Lovell High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lovell Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.
Lovell Elementary operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lovell Elementary has shrank 8%, going from 337 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.
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Big Horn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,828
Census ACS
Median income
$62,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Horn County School District #2
- Lovell High SchoolHigh · 226 students
- Lovell Middle SchoolMiddle · 173 students
Other schools in Lovell
- Lovell High SchoolHigh · 226 students
- Lovell Middle SchoolMiddle · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Lovell High School0.4 mi · 226
- Lovell Middle School0.4 mi · 173
- Rocky Mountain High School4.4 mi · 439
- Rocky Mountain Middle School4.4 mi · 250
- Rocky Mountain Elementary4.8 mi · 322
- Powell High School17.8 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Lovell ElementaryHow large is Lovell Elementary?
Lovell Elementary enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lovell Elementary serve?
Lovell Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lovell Elementary have?
Lovell Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lovell Elementary?
Student demographics at Lovell Elementary are roughly 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Lovell Elementary public or private?
Lovell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Horn County School District #2.
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