Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560147000019
Pronghorn Elementary
3005 Oakcrest Drive, Gillette, WY 82718 · (307) 682-1676 · Campbell County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- A-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
10.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
92 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 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
20%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
59.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
72.7%
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 73 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Pronghorn Elementary
Pronghorn Elementary's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronghorn Elementary this school | 334 | 27.5% | 68.8% |
| Highland Park Elementary Sheridan | 321 | 27.4% | 72.8% |
| Mountain View K-8 Mountain View | 454 | 24.9% | 59.8% |
| Summit Elementary School Casper | 437 | 23.6% | 68.1% |
| Pinedale Elementary Pinedale | 424 | 29.0% | 68.8% |
| Verda James Elementary Casper | 448 | 29.7% | 61.7% |
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 Pronghorn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Campbell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #20 of 116 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #17 of 121 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #47 of 121 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #31 of 187 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #38 of 109 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #96 of 109 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #126 of 139 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #22 of 89 | #3 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
334
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 334 | 30.6 | 10.9:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 25% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 29 | 12.5:1 | 27% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 20% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 31.8 | 13.9:1 | 21% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | N/A | N/A | 14% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 23% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pronghorn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (442 to 334); teachers down 3% (31.8 to 30.6).
About Pronghorn Elementary
Among the schools in Gillette, Wyoming, is Pronghorn Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school counted 334 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 55% bigger than the 216-student average for elementary schools in Wyoming.
Enrollment across the 23 schools in Campbell County School District #1 totals 8,459 students.
The share of White students at Pronghorn Elementary is 89%. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Campbell County overall, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for Pronghorn Elementary is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Pronghorn Elementary, there are about 10.9 students; the school has 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 10.6:1. There are 92 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 28% of enrollment. Among public schools in Campbell County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Among Wyoming public elementary schools, Pronghorn Elementary outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pronghorn Elementary would be expected to post about 64.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.8%.
Campbell County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,869 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Campbell County number 25, with about 8,459 students.
Pronghorn Elementary's nearest public school is Paintbrush Elementary (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Pronghorn Elementary places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Pronghorn Elementary is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Pronghorn Elementary enrolled 396 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 334. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.7:1 in 2020-21 to 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Pronghorn Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Paintbrush Elementary0.6 mi · 266
- Sage Valley Junior High School0.7 mi · 589
- Thunder Basin High School0.9 mi · 1,206
- Westwood High School1.1 mi · 150
- Sunflower Elementary1.2 mi · 311
- Stocktrail Elementary1.7 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Pronghorn ElementaryHow large is Pronghorn Elementary?
Pronghorn Elementary enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-06.
Is Pronghorn Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pronghorn Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Pronghorn Elementary have?
Pronghorn Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
How diverse is Pronghorn Elementary?
Pronghorn Elementary reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Pronghorn Elementary public or private?
Pronghorn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Campbell County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.