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Paradise Valley Elementary

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Paradise Valley Elementary ranks 47 th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Casper, Wyoming, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Natrona County School District #1. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, currently ranking 47th out of Wyoming's elementary schools with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paradise Valley Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with 66.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to 53.4% and 53.1% for the district and state, respectively. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with its female and Hispanic students ranking particularly high compared to their peers in the state. However, the school's performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students is relatively lower.

Compared to nearby schools, Ft. Caspar Academy stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 36th out of 149 Wyoming elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. Sagewood Elementary and Southridge Elementary also perform well, while other nearby schools tend to have lower rankings and performance. The higher per-student spending at Paradise Valley Elementary may contribute to its strong academic performance, as it allows the school to provide more resources and support for its students.

359

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,251

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 Magnolia
Casper, WY 82604

(307) 253-4584

District: Natrona County School District #1

Students who attend Paradise Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	C Y Middle School
	Casper Classical Academy
	Centennial Middle School
	Dean Morgan Middle School
High:	Kelly Walsh High School
	Natrona County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.7%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wyoming average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Natrona County School District #1

✓Above the Wyoming median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

Wyoming avg55%

47^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Natrona County School District #1

36^th of 43Natrona County School District #1 among Wyoming districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	47 of 149	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	26 of 147	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	39 of 146	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	44 of 144	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	40.5	103 of 153	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	100 of 153	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	76 of 147	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.5	42 of 151	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	58.3	61 of 148	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.7	54 of 154	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.3	28 of 147	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	28 of 142	80.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	67.7	45 of 152	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	50.2	86 of 150	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	81 of 150	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.9	72 of 151	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.8	74 of 149	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.1	103 of 145	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.2	56 of 136	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	31.5	97 of 131	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	57 of 72	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	34 of 128	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	28 of 125	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	26 of 129	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	35 of 126	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	86 of 136	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	55 of 125	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	23 of 66	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	18 of 63	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	38 of 67	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.0	3 of 75	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	43.4	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	81 of 127	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	33 of 115	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	52 of 110	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	90 of 119	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	71 of 99	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	51 of 133	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.6	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	37 of 132	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	47 of 127	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	94 of 134	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	77 of 138	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	75 of 126	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	60 of 81	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	49 of 77	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	66 of 71	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	44 of 105	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	25 of 105	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	33 of 101	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	40 of 103	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	77 of 113	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	85 of 120	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	61 of 103	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-43 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+7 vs state

English Language Arts63%+9 vs state

Science58%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2025)					WY-TOPP Mathematics (2025)					WY-TOPP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 4th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 5th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	22 Magnolia	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-4584	359	27	13.2	37.9%	286 (79.7%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	65.4	47^th of 149 public elementary schools	68.5%		75.5	26^th of 147 public elementary schools	82.3%	21	66.2	50.9	70.7			66.2	57.9	68.3			57.9	$18,251	$2,355	$15,896
Oregon Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	6332 Buckboard Road	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-6200	272	19	14.7	49.3%	225 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	41	99^th of 149 public elementary schools	33.6%		39.6	103^rd of 147 public elementary schools	29.9%	4	57.1	43.1	58.0			44.4	47.1	58.0			51.0	$17,720	$2,359	$15,361
Ft. Caspar Academy	Public	K-5	4100 West 38th Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3400	356	28	12.7	41.0%	262 (73.6%)	10 (2.8%)	66 (18.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	70.1	36^th of 149 public elementary schools	75.8%		86.1	11^th of 147 public elementary schools	92.5%	25	62.3	52.2	81.0			75.5	69.1	68.3			51.5	$17,581	$2,355	$15,226
Wyoming Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	420 2nd Street	Mills	82644	Natrona County	Wyoming Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(307) 251-3101	298	17	17.5		246 (82.6%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	41.7	97^th of 149 public elementary schools	34.9%		36.1	108^th of 147 public elementary schools	26.5%	11	35.3	50.0	57.7	64.7	76.0	38.2	61.5	26.9	52.9	64.0	61.5
Journey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Hickory Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-3700	348	23	15.1	56.6%	261 (75.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	20.5	129^th of 149 public elementary schools	13.4%		16.2	134^th of 147 public elementary schools	8.8%	5	37.3	44.0	48.1			35.3	46.0	36.5			38.0	$17,969	$4,707	$13,261
Southridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 West 29th Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1900	322	22	14.6	45.0%	272 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	73.5	29^th of 149 public elementary schools	80.5%		71.8	33^rd of 147 public elementary schools	77.6%	4	67.9	51.0	63.5			86.8	69.4	69.2			65.3	$16,383	$2,577	$13,805
Crest Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	4445 South Poplar	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-4200	234	18	13.0	46.6%	194 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	62.1	59^th of 149 public elementary schools	60.4%		46.3	91^st of 147 public elementary schools	38.1%	32	60.0	47.8	61.2			70.0	71.7	55.1			60.9	$21,114	$2,550	$18,564
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 West 15th Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-4700	347	29	11.9	67.1%	260 (74.9%)	4 (1.2%)	56 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	14.5	137^th of 149 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.8	133^rd of 147 public elementary schools	9.5%	4	36.7	33.3	31.3			40.8	37.5	34.9			43.8	$19,103	$4,192	$14,911
Park Elementary	Public	K-5	140 West 9th Street	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3200	344	23	15.2	36.3%	254 (73.8%)	3 (0.9%)	71 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	38.9	104^th of 149 public elementary schools	30.2%		46.3	90^th of 147 public elementary schools	38.8%	14	44.0	50.9	45.9			41.2	64.9	47.5			57.9	$15,450	$2,377	$13,074
Sagewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2451 Shattuck Avenue	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-3300	340	23	15.1	55.6%	264 (77.6%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.8%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	60.8	61^st of 149 public elementary schools	59.1%		61.1	63^rd of 147 public elementary schools	57.1%	2	52.0	70.2	50.0			62.0	70.2	44.2			80.9	$17,406	$4,043	$13,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Valley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Paradise Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paradise Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C Y Middle School
Middle : Casper Classical Academy
Middle : Centennial Middle School
Middle : Dean Morgan Middle School
High : Kelly Walsh High School
High : Natrona County High School

Is Paradise Valley Elementary a good school?

Paradise Valley Elementary ranks 47^th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paradise Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Paradise Valley Elementary.

What district is Paradise Valley Elementary in?

Natrona County School District #1

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Valley Elementary?

Students at Paradise Valley Elementary are 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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