Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560147000076
Wagonwheel Elementary
800 Hemlock, Gillette, WY 82716 · (307) 686-1060 · Campbell County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
121 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
63.8%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
71.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% 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 16 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 Wagonwheel Elementary
Wagonwheel Elementary's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagonwheel Elementary this school | 244 | 49.6% | 68.3% |
| Douglas Intermediate School Douglas | 229 | 47.2% | 54.6% |
| Ralph Witters Elementary Thermopolis | 214 | 47.7% | 61.8% |
| Douglas Upper Elementary School Douglas | 251 | 48.2% | 49.9% |
| Truman Elementary Green River | 263 | 48.7% | 49.0% |
| Bar Nunn Elementary Casper | 227 | 48.0% | 49.9% |
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 Wagonwheel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Campbell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #23 of 116 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #19 of 121 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #33 of 121 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #83 of 187 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #12 of 109 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #65 of 109 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #55 of 139 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #25 of 89 | #5 of 12 |
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
244
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 244 | 24.4 | 10.0:1 | 50% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 24.4 | 10.8:1 | 48% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 22.4 | 11.5:1 | 45% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 48% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 22.8 | 13.8:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 43% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | N/A | N/A | 34% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 53% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wagonwheel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (313 to 244); teachers up 7% (22.8 to 24.4).
About Wagonwheel Elementary
Wagonwheel Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Gillette, Wyoming, under Campbell County School District #1. Its enrollment is 244 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
The district, Campbell County School District #1, has 8,459 students enrolled across 23 schools.
The share of students at Wagonwheel Elementary who are White is 82%. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic and 4% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
Wagonwheel Elementary has 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. The school has 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wagonwheel Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wyoming schools. It scores 68.3%; the prediction is 51.9%.
Looking at the county, Campbell County, the median household earns about $89,869 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Campbell County has 25 public schools with about 8,459 students, including Wagonwheel Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Stocktrail Elementary, is about 1.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.8%; Wagonwheel Elementary's is 68.3%, ranking 1st of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Wagonwheel Elementary is Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wagonwheel Elementary had a net loss of 33 students, or 12%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 10.0:1 over the same years.
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Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,240
Census ACS
Median income
$89,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Campbell County School District #1
- Campbell County High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Thunder Basin High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Sage Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Stocktrail ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Buffalo Ridge ElementaryElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Gillette
- Campbell County High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Thunder Basin High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Sage Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Stocktrail ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Buffalo Ridge ElementaryElementary · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Stocktrail Elementary1.2 mi · 554
- Prairie Wind Elementary1.4 mi · 404
- Twin Spruce Junior High School1.5 mi · 667
- Lakeview Elementary1.9 mi · 378
- Meadowlark Elementary2.0 mi · 239
- Sage Valley Junior High School2.3 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Wagonwheel ElementaryHow large is Wagonwheel Elementary?
Wagonwheel Elementary enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Wagonwheel Elementary serve?
Wagonwheel Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wagonwheel Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wagonwheel Elementary is approximately 10.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wagonwheel Elementary?
At Wagonwheel Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wagonwheel Elementary public or private?
Wagonwheel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Campbell County School District #1.
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