West Elementary

West Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Wheatland, Wyoming, run under Platte County School District #1, enrolls 195 students, covering grades 3 through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Platte County School District #1 (882 students total), West Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, West Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at West Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.2%; this one delivers 56.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Platte County put median household earnings sit near $67,718, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Platte County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,162 students), West Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wheatland Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around West Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. West Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 197 (now 195). Class-load math has widened: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.