Pronghorn Elementary

Pronghorn Elementary, a well-populated elementary school in Gillette, Wyoming, part of Campbell County School District #1, teaches 334 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 55% larger than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 216 students.

Pronghorn Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Campbell County School District #1, a district that instructs 8,459 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Pronghorn Elementary shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pronghorn Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Campbell County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pronghorn Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 68.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Campbell County) shows that median household earnings sit near $89,869, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Pronghorn Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Campbell County (combined enrollment of about 8,459 students).

Paintbrush Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pronghorn Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pronghorn Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pronghorn Elementary has declined 24%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 93% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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