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Manor Heights Elementary

3201 East 15th Street, Casper, WY 82609 · (307) 253-1800 · Natrona County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Wyoming public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 216
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
177 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4214%
Grade 14816%
Grade 25418%
Grade 35318%
Grade 45017%
Grade 55217%

This year's kindergarten class (42) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).

Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41% · US 70%
White
23579%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 75% · US 43%
Hispanic
2910%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
248%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
16054%
Female
13946%

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
51.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
55.2%
WY avg 51.3%

What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Manor Heights Elementary

Manor Heights Elementary's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Manor Heights Elementary this school29959.2%53.8%
Sagebrush Elementary
Sheridan
33057.6%70.3%
Sunflower Elementary
Gillette
31158.5%54.0%
Southside Elementary
Powell
28758.5%61.3%
Lakeview Elementary
Gillette
37858.5%41.5%
Sagewood Elementary
Casper
34055.6%62.5%
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 Manor Heights Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WyomingIn Natrona County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.8%#73 of 116#9 of 17
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.2%#74 of 121#10 of 18
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.9%#77 of 121#11 of 18
Enrollment
ranked largest first
299#53 of 187#11 of 20
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.8:1#11 of 109#1 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
36.6%#54 of 109#10 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.2%#30 of 139#4 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.1%#81 of 89#8 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
299
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529930.59.8:159% (177)
2023-243162910.9:153% (169)
2022-2330931.69.8:147% (144)
2020-213032412.6:142% (126)
2017-1831521.914.4:121% (67)
2015-163152214.3:130% (95)
2010-11324N/AN/A28% (92)
2000-012771716.3:146% (128)
1990-913661622.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manor Heights Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (315 to 299); teachers up 39% (21.9 to 30.5).

About Manor Heights Elementary

Manor Heights Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Casper, Wyoming. In all, 299 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 38% larger than the 216-student average for elementary schools in Wyoming.

Across its 27 schools, Natrona County School District #1 enrolls 12,352 students. Manor Heights Elementary is one of those schools.

About 79% of the student body at Manor Heights Elementary is White. Other students are 10% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Natrona County residents are about 89% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Manor Heights Elementary has a ratio of 9.8:1. Across elementary schools in Wyoming, the average ratio is 10.6:1. Income data for the school show 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 46% average for public schools in Natrona County is 13 points lower.

Manor Heights Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Wyoming public elementary schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Manor Heights Elementary would score about 46.5%. It scores 53.8%, 7.3 points above that figure.

For Natrona County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,156 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Manor Heights Elementary, Natrona County has 29 public schools.

A public school about 0.5 miles away, Kelly Walsh High School, is the closest to Manor Heights Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Manor Heights Elementary. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Manor Heights Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.

The school's size has been steady, with 303 students in 2020-21 and 299 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.6:1 in 2020-21, and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.

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Natrona County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Manor Heights Elementary
District
Natrona County School District #1
Address
3201 East 15th Street, Casper, WY 82609
Phone
(307) 253-1800
County
Natrona County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
299
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
9.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
177 (59%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
560451000245
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Manor Heights Elementary
How many students attend Manor Heights Elementary?
Manor Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Manor Heights Elementary serve?
Manor Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Manor Heights Elementary?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Manor Heights Elementary.
How diverse is Manor Heights Elementary?
Manor Heights Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Manor Heights Elementary?
Manor Heights Elementary is overseen by Natrona County School District #1 in Natrona County.
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