Pilot Butte Elementary

Located at 1003 Summit Drive, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, Pilot Butte Elementary is a heavily attended middle-grades school that serves 547 students (grades 4 through 6), overseen by Sweetwater County School District #1. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 319 students.

Across the 15 schools in Sweetwater County School District #1 (4,789 students total), Pilot Butte Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Pilot Butte Elementary reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pilot Butte Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Wyoming public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 57.8%; Pilot Butte Elementary posts 42.9%, -14.9 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, Sweetwater County reports that median household income runs about $75,034, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sweetwater County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,075 students), of which Pilot Butte Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sage Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pilot Butte Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pilot Butte Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.3%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 22%: 449 students in 2018 compared to 547 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 76% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Pilot Butte Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.