Stagecoach Elementary

As a heavily attended primary school in Rock Springs, Wyoming, Stagecoach Elementary educates 394 students from grades K through 3, one of the schools within Sweetwater County School District #1. That puts it 82% larger than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 216 students.

Sweetwater County School District #1 comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 4,789 students; Stagecoach Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stagecoach Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 28% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, Stagecoach Elementary logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stagecoach Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 64.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Sweetwater County put median household income runs about $75,034, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sweetwater County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,075 students), of which Stagecoach Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Pilot Butte Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stagecoach Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Stagecoach Elementary's enrollment has rose 31% since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 394). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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