North Evanston Elementary

North Evanston Elementary is one of the mid-tier primary schools in Evanston, Wyoming, run under Uinta County School District #1, with 268 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Uinta County School District #1 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,612 students; North Evanston Elementary is among them.

Demographically, North Evanston Elementary lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at North Evanston Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Uinta County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Evanston Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 55.5%.

Across the wider county, Uinta County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,980 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. North Evanston Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Uinta County (combined enrollment of about 4,020 students).

The closest other public school is Clark Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Evanston Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Evanston Elementary has shrank 12%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 268 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 26% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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