Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560530200305
Walnut Elementary
1115 Walnut, Rock Springs, WY 82901 · (307) 352-3225 · Sweetwater County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
101 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 28% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
50.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
53.9%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Walnut Elementary
Walnut Elementary's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Elementary this school | 195 | 51.8% | 52.0% |
| Northpark Elementary Rock Springs | 165 | 50.3% | 56.5% |
| Bar Nunn Elementary Casper | 227 | 48.0% | 49.9% |
| Velma Linford Elementary Laramie | 250 | 56.8% | 64.5% |
| Pineview Elementary Casper | 258 | 53.9% | 62.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Torrington | 238 | 47.5% | N/A |
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 Walnut Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Sweetwater County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #78 of 116 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #77 of 121 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #83 of 121 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #113 of 187 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #47 of 139 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.3% | #10 of 89 | N/A |
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
195
-98 (-33%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 195 | 15.3 | 12.8:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 19.2 | 10.8:1 | 46% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 17.2 | 12.3:1 | 42% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 30% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 22.1 | 13.9:1 | 44% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 34% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | N/A | N/A | 34% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 100 | 6 | 16.7:1 | 70% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (306 to 195); teachers down 31% (22.1 to 15.3).
About Walnut Elementary
Among the schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming, is Walnut Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 3 make up the school's enrollment of 195 students.
Enrollment across the 15 schools in Sweetwater County School District #1 totals 4,789 students.
The student body at Walnut Elementary is 69% White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Sweetwater County, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. The school has 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 10.6:1 for elementary schools in Wyoming. Federal data show 52% of students (101) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Walnut Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.0%) and its predicted rate (50.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools.
In the surrounding county, Sweetwater County, median household income comes to about $75,034, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Sweetwater County has 26 public schools with about 7,075 students, including Walnut Elementary.
Eastside Elementary sits about 1.0 miles from Walnut Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Walnut Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 98 students, from 293 to 195.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sweetwater County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,542
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sweetwater County School District #1
- Rock Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Rock Springs Junior HighMiddle · 746 students
- Pilot Butte ElementaryMiddle · 547 students
- Eastside ElementaryMiddle · 541 students
- Stagecoach ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Sage ElementaryElementary · 352 students
Other schools in Rock Springs
- Rock Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Rock Springs Junior HighMiddle · 746 students
- Pilot Butte ElementaryMiddle · 547 students
- Eastside ElementaryMiddle · 541 students
- Stagecoach ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Sage ElementaryElementary · 352 students
Other Walnut Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Walnut Elementary. Walnut Elementary is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Walnut ElementaryWalnut, CA · 706 students
- Walnut ElementaryBaldwin Park, CA · 541 students
- Walnut Elementary SchoolAshville, OH · 469 students
- Walnut ElementaryLa Habra, CA · 446 students
- Walnut ElemEmporia, KS · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Eastside Elementary1.0 mi · 541
- Rock Springs High School1.4 mi · 1,393
- Black Butte High School1.6 mi · 103
- Rock Springs Junior High2.3 mi · 746
- Desert View Elementary3.0 mi · 181
- Stagecoach Elementary3.2 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut ElementaryHow large is Walnut Elementary?
Walnut Elementary enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Walnut Elementary serve?
Walnut Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Walnut Elementary have?
Walnut Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Elementary?
At Walnut Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Walnut Elementary public or private?
Walnut Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sweetwater County School District #1.
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