Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560237000564
Moorcroft Elementary
13 Country Lane, Moorcroft, WY 82721 · (307) 756-3781 · Crook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
10.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
191 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
63.8%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
70.3%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Wyoming's top 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 Moorcroft Elementary
Moorcroft Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorcroft Elementary this school | 318 | 60.1% | 69.0% |
| Sunflower Elementary Gillette | 311 | 58.5% | 54.0% |
| Lovell Elementary Lovell | 309 | 55.3% | 51.4% |
| Henry A. Coffeen Elementary Sheridan | 325 | 64.0% | 77.4% |
| Lakeview Elementary Gillette | 378 | 58.5% | 41.5% |
| Eastside Elementary Cody | 294 | 49.0% | N/A |
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 Moorcroft Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #18 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #28 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #34 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #43 of 187 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #40 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #108 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #27 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #14 of 89 |
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
318
-145 (-31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 318 | 29.1 | 10.9:1 | 60% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 29.1 | 11.2:1 | 55% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 27.2 | 12.3:1 | 40% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 43% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 32.4 | 14.0:1 | 50% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 44% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moorcroft Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (453 to 318); teachers down 10% (32.4 to 29.1).
About Moorcroft Elementary
Moorcroft Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Moorcroft, Wyoming, (ZIP code 82721). Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 318 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Wyoming is roughly 216 students; this school is 47% larger than that.
The district for Moorcroft Elementary is Crook County School District #1, with 5 schools and 1,203 students.
Most students at Moorcroft Elementary are White: 97% of enrollment. For comparison, Crook County is about 93% White. Moorcroft Elementary has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 10.9:1 comes from the school's 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Wyoming have a similar average ratio of 10.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 60% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Crook County is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Moorcroft Elementary is A. Compared with Wyoming public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Moorcroft Elementary scores 22.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 69.0% actual versus 46.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Wyoming schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Crook County show that median household income is about $79,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 5 public schools operate in Crook County, serving about 1,203 students.
Moorcroft Secondary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Moorcroft Elementary. Nearby schools with test data average 47.4% proficiency; Moorcroft Elementary posts 69.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Moorcroft Elementary had 463 students in 2020-21 and 318 in 2024-25, a 31% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.2:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Moorcroft Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Crook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,455
Census ACS
Median income
$79,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crook County School District #1
- Moorcroft Secondary SchoolHigh · 269 students
- Sundance ElementaryElementary · 250 students
- Sundance Secondary SchoolHigh · 198 students
- Hulett SchoolCombined · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Moorcroft Secondary School0.1 mi · 269
- Rozet Elementary13.0 mi · 225
- Upton Middle School19.5 mi · 206
- Upton Elementary19.5 mi · 574
- Upton High School19.8 mi · 79
- Conestoga Elementary24.2 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Moorcroft ElementaryHow large is Moorcroft Elementary?
Moorcroft Elementary enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Moorcroft Elementary serve?
Moorcroft Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Moorcroft Elementary?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Moorcroft Elementary.
How diverse is Moorcroft Elementary?
Moorcroft Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Moorcroft Elementary?
Moorcroft Elementary is overseen by Crook County School District #1 in Crook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.