Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOSHEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560299000488
Trail Elementary
1601 East M Street, Torrington, WY 82240 · (307) 532-5429 · Goshen County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
113 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 83 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Goshen County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
50.5%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 40 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Trail Elementary
Trail Elementary's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Elementary this school | 239 | 47.3% | 45.3% |
| Douglas Upper Elementary School Douglas | 251 | 48.2% | 49.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Torrington | 238 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Bar Nunn Elementary Casper | 227 | 48.0% | 49.9% |
| Truman Elementary Green River | 263 | 48.7% | 49.0% |
| Douglas Intermediate School Douglas | 229 | 47.2% | 54.6% |
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 Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #96 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #92 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #106 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #87 of 187 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #73 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #46 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #72 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #46 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
239
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 390
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 | 239 | 19.6 | 12.2:1 | 47% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 20.6 | 11.2:1 | 53% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 20.9 | 12.0:1 | 49% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 37% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 21.6 | 12.8:1 | 58% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 54% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | N/A | N/A | 59% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 99% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 55 | 7.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (276 to 239); teachers down 9% (21.6 to 19.6).
About Trail Elementary
Trail Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wyoming, with an address in Torrington. It enrolled 239 students in grades 3 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Trail Elementary reports to Goshen County School District #1, which has 12 schools and 1,617 students.
White students are the majority at Trail Elementary, with 75% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Goshen County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Trail Elementary was 12.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Wyoming have 10.6:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. Trail Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 47%. For comparison, public schools in Goshen County average 47%.
A school with Trail Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wyoming is predicted to score 53.2%. Trail Elementary scores 45.3%, 7.9 points below that line.
Across Goshen County, the median household income is $58,929, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Goshen County is home to 13 public schools and about 1,617 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Elementary, is about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Trail Elementary is 6th among 6 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 238 to 239, a small change.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Trail Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Goshen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,605
Census ACS
Median income
$58,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,617 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goshen County School District #1
- Torrington High SchoolHigh · 328 students
- Torrington Middle SchoolMiddle · 239 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- Lingle-Ft. Laramie ElementaryElementary · 112 students
- Southeast ElementaryElementary · 112 students
- Lingle-Ft. Laramie High SchoolHigh · 107 students
Other schools in Torrington
- Torrington High SchoolHigh · 328 students
- Torrington Middle SchoolMiddle · 239 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- Platte River SchoolHigh · 26 students
- Saint Joseph's Children's HomeCombined
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.2 mi · 238
- Torrington High School1.3 mi · 328
- Torrington Middle School1.5 mi · 239
- Platte River School1.7 mi · 26
- CHALK BUTTE SCHOOL8.0 mi · 16
- Lingle-Ft. Laramie Middle School10.4 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Trail ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Trail Elementary?
Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Trail Elementary serve?
Trail Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trail Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trail Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trail Elementary?
At Trail Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Trail Elementary public or private?
Trail Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Goshen County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.