Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560147000435
Paintbrush Elementary
1001 West Lakeway Road, Gillette, WY 82718 · (307) 686-1778 · Campbell County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
85 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
60.3%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
56.9%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Paintbrush Elementary
Paintbrush Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintbrush Elementary this school | 266 | 32.0% | 59.4% |
| Harrison Elementary Green River | 208 | 32.7% | 69.3% |
| Highland Park Elementary Sheridan | 321 | 27.4% | 72.8% |
| Baldwin Creek Elementary Lander | 210 | 36.7% | 64.3% |
| Glenn Livingston Elementary Cody | 286 | 41.3% | 74.6% |
| Thayne Elementary Thayne | 344 | 33.7% | 74.2% |
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 Paintbrush Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Campbell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #54 of 116 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #69 of 121 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #45 of 121 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #72 of 187 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #35 of 109 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #80 of 109 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #118 of 139 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #23 of 89 | #4 of 12 |
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
266
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 266 | 24.6 | 10.8:1 | 32% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 24.6 | 11.8:1 | 29% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 24.6 | 11.3:1 | 28% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 25% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 27.7 | 12.7:1 | 20% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | N/A | N/A | 17% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 17% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paintbrush Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (351 to 266); teachers down 11% (27.7 to 24.6).
About Paintbrush Elementary
Paintbrush Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Gillette, Wyoming. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 266 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216 students.
Campbell County School District #1 oversees Paintbrush Elementary and 22 other schools, with 8,459 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Paintbrush Elementary, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Paintbrush Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.8:1. Across elementary schools in Wyoming, the average ratio is about 10.6:1. Paintbrush Elementary reports 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Campbell County report 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Paintbrush Elementary is B-. Compared with Wyoming public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Paintbrush Elementary would score about 61.7%. It scores 59.4%, 2.2 points below that figure.
Within Campbell County, median household income is about $89,869, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Campbell County number 25 and enroll about 8,459.
Nearest public school: Sage Valley Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Paintbrush Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Paintbrush Elementary's average proficiency of 59.4% compares with 55.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 266 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 298. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,240
Census ACS
Median income
$89,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Campbell County School District #1
- Campbell County High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Thunder Basin High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Sage Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Stocktrail ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Buffalo Ridge ElementaryElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Gillette
- Campbell County High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Thunder Basin High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Sage Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Stocktrail ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Buffalo Ridge ElementaryElementary · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Sage Valley Junior High School0.1 mi · 589
- Pronghorn Elementary0.6 mi · 334
- Sunflower Elementary0.7 mi · 311
- Westwood High School0.7 mi · 150
- Thunder Basin High School0.7 mi · 1,206
- Stocktrail Elementary1.3 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Paintbrush ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Paintbrush Elementary?
Paintbrush Elementary enrolls approximately 266 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Paintbrush Elementary serve?
Paintbrush Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Paintbrush Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Paintbrush Elementary.
How diverse is Paintbrush Elementary?
Paintbrush Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Paintbrush Elementary in?
Paintbrush Elementary is part of Campbell County School District #1.
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