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What's the most underrated thing about Rawlins Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560103000541
Rawlins Elementary
1301 Darnley Road, Rawlins, WY 82301 · (307) 328-7900 · Carbon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
326 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 47%
Community
1
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 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rawlins Elementary→Rawlins Middle School
Based on grade levels within Carbon County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
57.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Rawlins Elementary
Rawlins Elementary's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlins Elementary this school | 666 | 48.9% | 47.4% |
| Stocktrail Elementary Gillette | 554 | 41.3% | 59.1% |
| Stagecoach Elementary Rock Springs | 394 | 50.5% | 64.6% |
| Slade Elementary Laramie | 440 | 39.1% | 64.8% |
| Sage Elementary Rock Springs | 352 | 46.3% | 49.7% |
| Dildine Elementary Cheyenne | 298 | 49.0% | 51.1% |
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 Rawlins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #91 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #66 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #110 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #1 of 187 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #58 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #17 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #60 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #55 of 89 |
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
666
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 666 | 57.8 | 11.5:1 | 49% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 56.9 | 11.2:1 | 43% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 62.9 | 10.3:1 | 39% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 63 | 10.8:1 | 26% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 63.5 | 11.8:1 | 43% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 847 | 64 | 13.2:1 | 44% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rawlins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (751 to 666); teachers down 9% (63.5 to 57.8).
About Rawlins Elementary
Rawlins Elementary is a large elementary school in Rawlins, Wyoming. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 666 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216 students.
Rawlins Elementary falls under Carbon County School District #1, which has 5 schools enrolling 1,633 students.
White students are the majority at Rawlins Elementary, with 60% of enrollment. It is also 33% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Carbon County's residents are about 82% White, 22 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Rawlins Elementary counts 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.5 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Wyoming have 10.6:1, compared with 11.5:1 here. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Wyoming, Rawlins Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.4% actual against a predicted 52.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Carbon County, the median household income is $70,511, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Carbon County has 12 public schools and roughly 2,206 students.
Little Snake River Valley School is the public school closest to Rawlins Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Rawlins Elementary is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Rawlins Elementary was 682 in 2020-21 and 666 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Discussions about Rawlins Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,463
Census ACS
Median income
$70,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,206 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbon County School District #1
- Rawlins High SchoolHigh · 436 students
- Rawlins Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Little Snake River Valley SchoolCombined · 195 students
- Victory High SchoolHigh · 28 students
Other schools in Rawlins
- Rawlins High SchoolHigh · 436 students
- Rawlins Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Victory High SchoolHigh · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Little Snake River Valley School0.2 mi · 195
- Rawlins Middle School0.9 mi · 308
- Rawlins High School1.1 mi · 436
- Victory High School1.5 mi · 28
- Saratoga Middle/High School32.6 mi · 139
- Saratoga Elementary32.8 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Rawlins ElementaryHow many students attend Rawlins Elementary?
Rawlins Elementary enrolls approximately 666 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rawlins Elementary serve?
Rawlins Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rawlins Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Rawlins Elementary.
How diverse is Rawlins Elementary?
Rawlins Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rawlins Elementary public or private?
Rawlins Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carbon County School District #1.
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