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Pilot Butte Elementary

1003 Summit Drive, Rock Springs, WY 82901 · (307) 352-3464 · Sweetwater County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 319
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
213 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 47%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 418734%
Grade 518333%
Grade 617732%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41% · US 70%
White
38270%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 75% · US 43%
Hispanic
12623%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
255%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
81%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 1%
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
Male
28652%
Female
26148%

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
44.8%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
39.0%
WY avg 51.3%

What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Pilot Butte Elementary ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WyomingIn Sweetwater County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.9%#36 of 40N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#37 of 44N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.8%#42 of 45N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
547#14 of 61#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#31 of 37N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.7%#11 of 37N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.9%#22 of 42N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+21.8%#4 of 14N/A
Ranked against other public middle 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
547
+135 (+33%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2554735.815.3:139% (213)
2023-2455236.315.2:134% (185)
2022-2358635.316.6:132% (188)
2020-214122914.2:127% (112)
2017-1844932.114.0:134% (152)
2015-164282616.5:133% (141)
2010-11558N/AN/A39% (219)
2000-015514013.8:135% (194)
1990-917284516.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pilot Butte Elementary.

About Pilot Butte Elementary

Pilot Butte Elementary is classified as a middle school. It is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school serves 547 students in grades 4 through 6 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Wyoming is roughly 319 students; this school is 71% larger than that.

Within Sweetwater County School District #1, Pilot Butte Elementary is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 4,789 students.

By race and ethnicity, Pilot Butte Elementary is 70% White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Sweetwater County's population at about 81%. Pilot Butte Elementary has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school reported 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Wyoming average 12.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Pilot Butte Elementary posts 42.9% against a 57.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Wyoming.

Federal survey data for Sweetwater County show that median household income is about $75,034, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Pilot Butte Elementary is among the 26 public schools in Sweetwater County.

Sage Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Pilot Butte Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 49.3%, higher than Pilot Butte Elementary's 42.9%.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.

Pilot Butte Elementary saw enrollment rise 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.

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Sweetwater County at a glance

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Population
41,542
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,075 students

Quick facts

School name
Pilot Butte Elementary
District
Sweetwater County School District #1
Address
1003 Summit Drive, Rock Springs, WY 82901
Phone
(307) 352-3464
County
Sweetwater County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
547
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
213 (39%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
560530200296
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pilot Butte Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Pilot Butte Elementary?
Pilot Butte Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 04-06.
Is Pilot Butte Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pilot Butte Elementary is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Pilot Butte Elementary have?
Pilot Butte Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Pilot Butte Elementary?
Pilot Butte Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pilot Butte Elementary?
Pilot Butte Elementary is overseen by Sweetwater County School District #1 in Sweetwater County.
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