Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560451000250
Paradise Valley Elementary
22 Magnolia, Casper, WY 82604 · (307) 253-4584 · Natrona County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- B+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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
136 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
64.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
64.8%
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 65 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Paradise Valley Elementary
Paradise Valley Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Elementary this school | 359 | 37.9% | 62.5% |
| Spring Creek Elementary Laramie | 307 | 34.9% | 68.7% |
| Paintbrush Elementary Gillette | 266 | 32.0% | 59.4% |
| Glenn Livingston Elementary Cody | 286 | 41.3% | 74.6% |
| Prairie Wind Elementary Gillette | 404 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Pioneer Park Elementary Cheyenne | 420 | 35.2% | 71.8% |
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 Paradise Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Natrona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #43 of 116 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #44 of 121 | #6 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #31 of 121 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #19 of 187 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #92 of 109 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #56 of 109 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #101 of 139 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #64 of 89 | #6 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 2024-25Enrollment
359
-59 (-14%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 38% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 31% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 25.5 | 15.3:1 | 30% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 32% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 29% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 39% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | N/A | N/A | 50% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 60% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 29 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paradise Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (395 to 359); teachers up 12% (24 to 27).
About Paradise Valley Elementary
A large elementary school in Casper, Wyoming, Paradise Valley Elementary is part of Natrona County School District #1. The student body numbers 359 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wyoming) has about 216 students.
Paradise Valley Elementary is one of the 27 schools that make up Natrona County School District #1 (12,352 students in total).
Paradise Valley Elementary's enrollment is 80% White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Natrona County, the White share is about 89%. Paradise Valley Elementary has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.3:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Paradise Valley Elementary is 38%.
allk12 grades Paradise Valley Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Wyoming public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Paradise Valley Elementary is 4.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (62.5% versus 58.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wyoming.
According to the American Community Survey, in Natrona County, median household income is about $72,156, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Paradise Valley Elementary is one of 29 public schools in Natrona County, which together enroll about 12,650 students.
The shortest distance from Paradise Valley Elementary to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Oregon Trail Elementary. The five-mile area around Paradise Valley Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 57.7% proficiency; Paradise Valley Elementary posts 62.5%.
Paradise Valley Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 359 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 418. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Paradise Valley Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Natrona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Natrona County School District #1
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Casper Classical AcademyMiddle · 516 students
Other schools in Casper
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Casper Classical AcademyMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Oregon Trail Elementary1.1 mi · 272
- Ft. Caspar Academy1.3 mi · 356
- Roosevelt High School1.9 mi · 206
- C Y Middle School2.0 mi · 766
- Wyoming Classical Academy2.0 mi · 298
- Journey Elementary2.4 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Paradise Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Paradise Valley Elementary?
Paradise Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Paradise Valley Elementary serve?
Paradise Valley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Paradise Valley Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Paradise Valley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Paradise Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Paradise Valley Elementary are roughly 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Paradise Valley Elementary in?
Paradise Valley Elementary is part of Natrona County School District #1.
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