Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560451000262
Woods Learning Center
500 South Walsh Drive, Casper, WY 82609 · (307) 253-3900 · Natrona County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wyoming public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
87 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
35.8%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
26.6%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Woods Learning Center
Woods Learning Center's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Learning Center this school | 170 | 51.2% | 32.6% |
| Poison Spider Elementary Casper | 190 | 53.2% | 41.1% |
| Douglas Intermediate School Douglas | 229 | 47.2% | 54.6% |
| Wagonwheel Elementary Gillette | 244 | 49.6% | 68.3% |
| Lingle-Ft. Laramie Elementary Lingle | 112 | 47.3% | 60.5% |
| Douglas Upper Elementary School Douglas | 251 | 48.2% | 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 Woods Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Natrona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #107 of 116 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #116 of 121 | #18 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #113 of 121 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #121 of 187 | #19 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #48 of 139 | #9 of 18 |
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
170
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
+844% since 1990-91, when it was 18
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 51% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 39% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 13.5 | 13.5:1 | 36% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | 35% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 12.3 | 12.8:1 | 18% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 12 | 13.6:1 | 20% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | N/A | N/A | 14% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 9 | 17.0:1 | 31% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 18 | 5 | 3.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woods Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (157 to 170); teachers up 14% (12.3 to 14).
About Woods Learning Center
A low-enrollment elementary school in Casper, Wyoming, Woods Learning Center is part of Natrona County School District #1. The school reports 170 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216 students.
The 27 schools of Natrona County School District #1, including Woods Learning Center, enroll 12,352 students.
Federal enrollment data show Woods Learning Center is 82% White. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Woods Learning Center total 14 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. The school counts 87 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%.
allk12 grades Woods Learning Center an F. The grade compares the school only with Wyoming public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Wyoming with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 51.0%. Woods Learning Center posts 32.6%, 18.4 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Natrona County has about 79,977 residents, and the median household income is $72,156, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Woods Learning Center, Natrona County has 28 other public schools.
Kelly Walsh High School is the public school closest to Woods Learning Center, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Woods Learning Center is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment at Woods Learning Center dropped 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 179 to 170 students.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Woods Learning Center, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Natrona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,977
Census ACS
Median income
$72,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natrona County School District #1
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Casper Classical AcademyMiddle · 516 students
Other schools in Casper
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Casper Classical AcademyMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Kelly Walsh High School0.4 mi · 2,002
- Pineview Elementary0.5 mi · 258
- Verda James Elementary0.6 mi · 448
- Manor Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 299
- Centennial Middle School1.0 mi · 755
- Casper Classical Academy1.2 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Woods Learning CenterHow many students attend Woods Learning Center?
Woods Learning Center enrolls approximately 170 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Woods Learning Center serve?
Woods Learning Center serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Woods Learning Center have?
Woods Learning Center employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Woods Learning Center?
Woods Learning Center reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Woods Learning Center in?
Woods Learning Center is part of Natrona County School District #1.
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