Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560406000206
Thayne Elementary
304 Myers Street, Thayne, WY 83127 · (307) 885-2380 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
116 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 27% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
65.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
83.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Thayne Elementary
Thayne Elementary's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayne Elementary this school | 344 | 33.7% | 74.2% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Sheridan | 316 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Pinedale Elementary Pinedale | 424 | 29.0% | 68.8% |
| Verda James Elementary Casper | 448 | 29.7% | 61.7% |
| Westside Elementary Powell | 296 | 39.2% | 74.0% |
| 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 Thayne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #10 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #2 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #26 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #27 of 187 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #72 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #76 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #116 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #72 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
344
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 344 | 28.3 | 12.2:1 | 34% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 28.8 | 12.1:1 | 35% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 27.8 | 13.6:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 27% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 29.7 | 12.5:1 | 32% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | N/A | N/A | 48% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 56% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thayne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (371 to 344); teachers down 5% (29.7 to 28.3).
About Thayne Elementary
In Thayne, Wyoming, Thayne Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 344 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 3. The average for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216 students, so this school is 59% larger than average.
Besides Thayne Elementary, Lincoln County School District #2 runs 8 other schools. The district enrolls 2,924 students.
The large majority of students at Thayne Elementary, 83%, are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic. Lincoln County's residents are about 92% White, 9 points above the school's share. Thayne Elementary has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. That ratio is over the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Thayne Elementary is 34%. Across public schools in Lincoln County, the average is about the same, 32%.
Thayne Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.2%, compared with a predicted 60.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wyoming schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lincoln County, median household income is about $89,330, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 13 public schools operate in Lincoln County, serving about 3,599 students.
The nearest other public school, Etna Elementary, is about 7.5 miles away. On average proficiency, Thayne Elementary is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Thayne Elementary is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Thayne Elementary went from 357 students to 344.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,486
Census ACS
Median income
$89,330
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County School District #2
- Star Valley High SchoolHigh · 846 students
- Star Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Afton ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Osmond ElementaryMiddle · 349 students
- Etna ElementaryMiddle · 274 students
- Cokeville High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Etna Elementary7.5 mi · 274
- Star Valley Middle School12.1 mi · 428
- Star Valley High School12.8 mi · 846
- Afton Elementary13.4 mi · 419
- Swift Creek High School13.9 mi · 72
- Osmond Elementary17.1 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Thayne ElementaryHow many students attend Thayne Elementary?
Thayne Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Thayne Elementary serve?
Thayne Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Thayne Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Thayne Elementary.
How diverse is Thayne Elementary?
Thayne Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Thayne Elementary in?
Thayne Elementary is part of Lincoln County School District #2.
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