Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560237000150
Sundance Elementary
100 Fairgrounds Loop Road, Sundance, WY 82729 · (307) 283-1227 · Crook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
64 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
77.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
82.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Wyoming's top 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 Sundance Elementary
Sundance Elementary's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance Elementary this school | 250 | 25.6% | 79.7% |
| Pronghorn Elementary Gillette | 334 | 27.5% | 68.8% |
| Cloud Peak Elementary Buffalo | 225 | 36.0% | 62.3% |
| Urie Elementary Lyman | 242 | 30.2% | 59.3% |
| Woodland Park Elementary Sheridan | 286 | 37.1% | 66.4% |
| Highland Park Elementary Sheridan | 321 | 27.4% | 72.8% |
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 Sundance Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #4 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #5 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #3 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #80 of 187 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #56 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #109 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #129 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
250
+55 (+28%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 250 | 21.8 | 11.5:1 | 26% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 21.8 | 12.0:1 | 24% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 21.5 | 11.3:1 | 19% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 19 | 10.3:1 | 21% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 19.5 | 10.2:1 | 34% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 37% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | N/A | N/A | 34% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 175 | 18 | 9.7:1 | 47% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sundance Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (199 to 250); teachers up 12% (19.5 to 21.8).
About Sundance Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Sundance, Wyoming, Sundance Elementary is part of Crook County School District #1. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 250 students.
Crook County School District #1 is the local district for Sundance Elementary. It runs 5 schools with 1,203 students.
Federal enrollment data show Sundance Elementary is 97% White. Sundance Elementary's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.5 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 26%. Across public schools in Crook County, the average is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Sundance Elementary is A+. Compared with Wyoming public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Wyoming, Sundance Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.7% compared with a predicted 65.2%.
Sundance Elementary is located in Crook County, where the median household income is $79,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides Sundance Elementary, Crook County has 4 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Sundance Secondary School, about 0.2 miles away. Ranked by average proficiency, Sundance Elementary places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Sundance Elementary as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Sundance Elementary grew 28% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 195 to 250 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.5:1) than in 2020-21 (10.3:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Crook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,455
Census ACS
Median income
$79,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crook County School District #1
- Moorcroft ElementaryElementary · 318 students
- Moorcroft Secondary SchoolHigh · 269 students
- Sundance Secondary SchoolHigh · 198 students
- Hulett SchoolCombined · 168 students
Other Sundance Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sundance Elementary. Sundance Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Sundance ElementaryBeaumont, CA · 735 students
- Sundance ElementaryBUCKEYE, AZ · 656 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYLOS LUNAS, NM · 617 students
- Sundance Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 549 students
- Sundance ElementarySan Diego, CA · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Sundance Secondary School0.2 mi · 198
- Hulett School22.4 mi · 168
- Upton Middle School24.6 mi · 206
- Upton Elementary24.6 mi · 574
- Upton High School24.8 mi · 79
- West Elementary - 0325.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Sundance ElementaryHow large is Sundance Elementary?
Sundance Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sundance Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sundance Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Sundance Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Sundance Elementary.
How diverse is Sundance Elementary?
Sundance Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sundance Elementary in?
Sundance Elementary is part of Crook County School District #1.
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