Wilson Elementary

Wilson Elementary, a reasonably sized primary school in Wilson, Wyoming, overseen by Teton County School District #1, instructs 192 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 10 schools in Teton County School District #1 (2,827 students total), Wilson Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Wilson Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest consists of 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Wilson Elementary records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 6% of students at Wilson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Teton County's rate of about 26%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wilson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.9%; this one delivers 83.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Teton County reports that median household income runs about $124,172, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Teton County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,827 students), of which Wilson Elementary is one.

Jackson Hole Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wilson Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

Wilson Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilson Elementary has decreased 14%, going from 224 students in 2018 to 192 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 4% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Wilson Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.