Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 79 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560170000088
Saratoga Elementary
311 West Spring Street, Saratoga, WY 82331 · (307) 326-8365 · Carbon County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
8.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.3:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
62 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
54.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
50.5%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Saratoga Elementary
Saratoga Elementary's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Elementary this school | 166 | 37.3% | 53.8% |
| Newcastle Elementary 3-5 Newcastle | 157 | 36.3% | 67.2% |
| Harrison Elementary Green River | 208 | 32.7% | 69.3% |
| Grant Elementary Glenrock | 185 | 41.6% | 53.1% |
| Cloud Peak Elementary Buffalo | 225 | 36.0% | 62.3% |
| Burns Elementary Burns | 245 | 39.2% | 54.9% |
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 Saratoga Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #74 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #91 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #71 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #122 of 187 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #103 of 139 |
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
166
-22 (-12%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 166 | 20.5 | 8.1:1 | 37% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 20.5 | 9.1:1 | 28% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 19.8 | 9.4:1 | 26% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 27% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 34% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 15 | 10.1:1 | 38% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | N/A | N/A | 43% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 160 | 16 | 10.0:1 | 64% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saratoga Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (170 to 166); teachers up 37% (15 to 20.5).
About Saratoga Elementary
Students in Saratoga, Wyoming, attend Saratoga Elementary, a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 166 students in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 23% below the 216-student average for elementary schools in Wyoming.
Across its 6 schools, Carbon County School District #2 enrolls 573 students. Saratoga Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of students at Saratoga Elementary who are White is 84%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Carbon County residents are about 82% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.1:1. Across elementary schools in Wyoming, the average ratio is 10.6:1. Of all students at Saratoga Elementary, 37% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Saratoga Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Wyoming public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.7%.
For the population of Carbon County, the median household earns about $70,511 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Saratoga Elementary shares Carbon County with 11 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Saratoga Middle/High School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Nearby schools with test data average 50.2% proficiency; Saratoga Elementary posts 53.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 188 to 166. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.1:1 to 8.1:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #2
- Saratoga Middle/High SchoolHigh · 139 students
- Encampment K-12 SchoolCombined · 120 students
- HEM Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 77 students
- Hanna ElementaryElementary · 66 students
- Medicine Bow ElementaryElementary · 5 students
- Elk Mountain ElementaryElementary
Other Saratoga Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Saratoga Elementary. Saratoga Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Saratoga Elementary SchoolMorris, IL · 786 students
- Saratoga ElementarySpringfield, VA · 612 students
- Saratoga ElementarySaratoga, CA · 297 students
- SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Saratoga Middle/High School0.4 mi · 139
- Encampment K-12 School16.9 mi · 120
- HEM Junior/Senior High School31.2 mi · 77
- Hanna Elementary31.7 mi · 66
- Victory High School32.0 mi · 28
- Rawlins Middle School32.3 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Saratoga ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Saratoga Elementary?
Saratoga Elementary enrolls approximately 166 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Saratoga Elementary serve?
Saratoga Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Saratoga Elementary?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at Saratoga Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Saratoga Elementary?
At Saratoga Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Saratoga Elementary?
Saratoga Elementary is overseen by Carbon County School District #2 in Carbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.