Best Public Schools in Casper, WY

Summary:

The Casper, Wyoming area is home to 26 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Natrona County School District #1. While the district as a whole is ranked 37 out of 42 in Wyoming and has a 1-star rating, the data reveals a diverse landscape with both high-performing and low-performing schools.

Among the standout schools are Ft. Caspar Academy, a 5-star elementary school that ranks 13th out of 146 in the state and boasts the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Summit Elementary School and Casper Classical Academy also stand out with 3-star ratings and above-average performance in core subjects. In contrast, schools like Journey Elementary and Cottonwood Elementary struggle, reflecting the wide range of academic achievement across the district.

The data also reveals significant disparities in student demographics and socioeconomic factors, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 12.42% at Summit Elementary to 66.67% at Lincoln Elementary. These factors appear to correlate with school performance, highlighting the need for the Natrona County School District #1 to address systemic challenges and ensure equitable access to quality education for all students in the Casper area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2023)								WY-TOPP Mathematics (2023)								WY-TOPP Science (2023)			ACT English (2023)	ACT Math (2023)	ACT Reading (2023)	ACT Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 9th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 10th 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 9th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 10th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Math 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Casper Classical Academy	Public	6-9	900 South Beverly	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3160	466	32	14.7	41.0%	349 (74.9%)	5 (1.1%)	79 (17.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	50.3	38^th of 74 public middle schools	48.6%		50.4	38^th of 76 public middle schools	50.0%					61.5	48.4	67.6						43.6	43.5	56.8				57.5						$16,819	$1,931	$14,888
Kelly Walsh High School	Public	9-12	3500 East 12th Street	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-2000	2,051	129	15.8	28.7%	1,624 (79.2%)	20 (1.0%)	293 (14.3%)	30 (1.5%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	66 (3.2%)	55.5	34^th of 80 public high schools	57.5%		68.8	17^th of 80 public high schools	78.8%	17							60.2	58.9							42.7	43.2			51.9	19.4	19.6	20.4	20.0	$15,491	$1,949	$13,542
Natrona County High School	Public	9-12	930 South Elm	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1700	1,794	118	15.2	29.9%	1,438 (80.2%)	18 (1.0%)	245 (13.7%)	9 (0.5%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	68 (3.8%)	37.8	58^th of 80 public high schools	27.5%		36.9	54^th of 80 public high schools	32.5%	4							50.7	56.3							35.2	33.1			41.5	17.7	18.8	19.6	19.2	$16,291	$1,928	$14,363
C Y Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Cyclone Drive	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-2700	795	53	15.0	28.3%	677 (85.2%)	4 (0.5%)	77 (9.7%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.6%)	48	39^th of 74 public middle schools	47.3%		57	33^rd of 76 public middle schools	56.6%	6				64.0	52.3	63.6						42.0	37.9	57.4				54.3						$16,378	$1,940	$14,438
Dean Morgan Middle School	Public	6-8	1440 South Elm	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-2500	711	52	13.5	55.6%	503 (70.7%)	13 (1.8%)	136 (19.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.2%)	11.6	70^th of 74 public middle schools	5.4%		17.9	68^th of 76 public middle schools	10.5%	2				35.2	29.4	43.9						23.6	28.6	38.3				38.9						$16,349	$2,038	$14,310
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	287	23	12.4	39.0%	240 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	20.4	127^th of 146 public elementary schools	13.0%		18.2	124^th of 144 public elementary schools	13.9%	3	43.4	26.8	48.0						37.7	26.8	36.0						34.2							$18,285	$1,944	$16,341
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	405	29	13.9	26.7%	314 (77.5%)	13 (3.2%)	53 (13.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	85.6	13^th of 146 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.6	11^th of 144 public elementary schools	92.4%	2	66.2	60.0	85.1						81.9	68.9	83.6						60.0							$15,952	$1,928	$14,024
Manor Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 East 15th Street	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1800	309	32	9.7	46.6%	264 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	36.7	108^th of 146 public elementary schools	26.0%		27.5	112^th of 144 public elementary schools	22.2%	4	51.7	42.0	42.6						51.8	49.0	13.2						50.0							$18,188	$2,380	$15,808
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	396	26	15.4	53.5%	300 (75.8%)	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.1%)	7	142^nd of 146 public elementary schools	2.7%		10	136^th of 144 public elementary schools	5.6%	6	20.4	17.2	39.6						25.9	17.2	31.3						17.2							$15,672	$3,667	$12,004
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	945 North Jane Street	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-4100	459	31	15.0	66.7%	247 (53.8%)	6 (1.3%)	174 (37.9%)	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	30.5	118^th of 146 public elementary schools	19.2%		26.5	114^th of 144 public elementary schools	20.8%	4	38.2	25.8	54.9						44.6	43.3	49.0						40.3							$16,297	$3,764	$12,533
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	391	26	15.3	30.2%	325 (83.1%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	71.5	39^th of 146 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.4	44^th of 144 public elementary schools	69.4%	5	69.4	67.7	56.3						72.2	62.9	45.3						66.1							$16,408	$1,940	$14,468
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	355	21	16.8	26.2%	282 (79.4%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	32.4	116^th of 146 public elementary schools	20.5%		36.6	104^th of 144 public elementary schools	27.8%	12	37.9	23.7	55.9						47.5	41.0	50.8						44.3							$14,002	$1,928	$12,073
Pineview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	639 Payne Avenue	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-6000	309	27	11.6	49.8%	244 (79.0%)	3 (1.0%)	44 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	27.8	122^nd of 146 public elementary schools	16.4%		11.4	134^th of 144 public elementary schools	6.9%	12	42.9	42.9	40.7						40.8	40.8	48.2						29.2							$17,186	$3,822	$13,364
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	3000 Independence Court	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1400	243	16	15.1	53.1%	181 (74.5%)	8 (3.3%)	38 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	1.6	78^th of 80 public high schools	2.5%		18.5	68^th of 80 public high schools	15.0%	10								21.4											7.1	14.1	15.4	15.6	16.1	$24,025	$1,928	$22,097
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	330	21	15.7	25.2%	278 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	60.3	55^th of 146 public elementary schools	62.3%		54.5	74^th of 144 public elementary schools	48.6%	19	64.3	48.1	41.2						89.3	55.8	51.0						59.6							$15,693	$2,051	$13,641
Woods Learning Center	Public	K-8	500 South Walsh Drive	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3900	183	14	13.5	36.1%	152 (83.1%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	18.2	130^th of 146 public elementary schools	11.0%		25.2	118^th of 144 public elementary schools	18.1%	12	26.3	31.6	45.0	63.6	31.8	59.1			21.1	26.3	30.0	27.3	31.8	45.5			36.8	54.6						$17,286	$1,928	$15,358
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	387	29	13.3	58.9%	306 (79.1%)	6 (1.6%)	54 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	9.6	141^st of 146 public elementary schools	3.4%		10.2	135^th of 144 public elementary schools	6.3%	6	24.6	27.6	34.6						32.9	25.0	19.2						31.6							$18,229	$3,545	$14,684
Verda James Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Carriage Lane	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-1100	444	25	17.7	23.0%	362 (81.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	50	77^th of 146 public elementary schools	47.3%		52	78^th of 144 public elementary schools	45.8%	1	54.1	54.2	40.5						61.3	48.6	48.7						52.8							$14,515	$1,931	$12,584
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	288	20	14.3	35.4%	239 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	34.1	114^th of 146 public elementary schools	21.9%		32.5	109^th of 144 public elementary schools	24.3%	5	32.7	31.4	51.0						50.0	37.3	66.7						41.2							$16,319	$1,928	$14,391
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	344	22	15.9	43.0%	259 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	48 (14.0%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	60.8	53^rd of 146 public elementary schools	63.7%		62	49^th of 144 public elementary schools	66.0%	4	33.3	70.0	53.9						46.3	80.0	57.7						68.0							$15,024	$3,242	$11,782
Summit Elementary School	Public	K-5	2210 Waterford Street	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-3000	443	27	16.3	12.4%	391 (88.3%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	63.5	49^th of 146 public elementary schools	66.4%		73.2	28^th of 144 public elementary schools	80.6%	21	57.5	52.6	59.0						53.4	65.8	53.9						63.2							$14,705	$1,928	$12,776
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	1421 Waterford	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-2900	796	54	14.6	30.9%	631 (79.3%)	12 (1.5%)	111 (13.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	32.5	56^th of 74 public middle schools	24.3%		40.3	45^th of 76 public middle schools	40.8%	11				55.1	55.8	53.8						36.2	33.6	43.6				47.2						$16,072	$1,938	$14,134
Wyoming Behavioral Institute	Public, Alternative	K-12	2521 East 15th Street	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Wyoming Behavioral Institute - Administration Office	No	(n/a)	No	No	(800) 457-9312	12	0	4.3		9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bar Nunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Siebke Drive	Casper	82601	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-4000	338	24	14.0	50.3%	261 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	9.8	140^th of 146 public elementary schools	4.1%		7.9	137^th of 144 public elementary schools	4.9%	3	26.0	22.0	25.6						42.3	30.5	13.6						27.1							$17,459	$3,681	$13,778
Poison Spider Elementary	Public	K-8	14200 Poison Spider Road	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-6900	189	14	13.4	41.3%	171 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	28.6	119^th of 146 public elementary schools	18.5%		19.1	123^rd of 144 public elementary schools	14.6%	4	47.1	40.9	25.9	44.0	20.0	33.3			47.1	54.6	25.9	28.0	23.3	12.5			50.0	25.0						$18,390	$2,158	$16,232
Red Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15651 Highway 487	Casper	82604	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 473-1224	8	1	8.0		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$27,548	$1,928	$25,620

Cities Near Casper

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mills	2.32 mi	1
Evansville	3.16 mi	1	36^th
Glenrock	22.86 mi	4	54^th
Douglas	36.31 mi	9	42^nd
Midwest	39.48 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.