Best Elementary Schools in Wyoming

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WY-TOPP test scores by the Wyoming Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 149)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
41	Velma Linford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 South Johnson	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 721-4439	250	22	11.4	56.8%	183 (73.2%)	2 (0.8%)	51 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$18,884			$4,232			$14,652	67.9	68.1	40	1		560073000014
42	Slade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1223 Shield Street	Laramie	82072	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 721-4446	440	38	11.5	39.1%	309 (70.2%)	8 (1.8%)	95 (21.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$18,500			$3,421			$15,078	67.6	88.8	8	34		560073000020
43	Baldwin Creek Elementary	Public	4-5	350 Smith Street	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-6967	210	16	13	36.7%	170 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	4 (1.9%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$19,258			$2,359			$16,900	67.1	71.2	36	7		560287000539
44	West Side Elementary	Public	4-5	810 South 6th Street	Worland	82401	Washakie County	Washakie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 347-4298	158	15	10.6	41.8%	119 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$21,144			$2,942			$18,202	66.6	62.5	58	14		560624000577
45	Parkside Elementary	Public	K-5	125 South Douglas Street	Powell	82435	Park County	Park County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 764-6182	202	20	10	63.9%	159 (78.7%)	4 (2.0%)	33 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$20,022			$2,449			$17,574	66.1	84.2	13	32		560516000281
46	Prairie Wind Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Overdale Drive	Gillette	82718	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 682-7289	404	31	13.2	44.1%	347 (85.9%)	5 (1.2%)	35 (8.7%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	$17,133			$2,110			$15,023	65.9	62.5	57	11		560147000349
47	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%)	$18,251			$2,355			$15,896	65.4	75.5	26	21		560451000250
48	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	750 West 5th North	Green River	82935	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 872-2000	208	22	9.4	44.7%	167 (80.3%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	$22,216			$3,644			$18,571	65	70	37	11		560576200332
49	Ralph Witters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Springview	Thermopolis	82443	Hot Springs County	Hot Springs County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 864-6561	214	19	11.2	47.7%	181 (84.6%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.5%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$20,297			$2,595			$17,702	64.9	66.7	45	4		560331000185
50	Hulett School	Public, Alternative	K-12	429 Sager	Hulett	82720	Crook County	Crook County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 467-5231	168	19	8.7	48.2%	159 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$27,869			$3,401			$24,469	64.9	28.5	119	69		560237000407

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WY-TOPP English Language Arts, WY-TOPP Mathematics, WY-TOPP Science test scores released by the Wyoming Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wyoming Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wyoming Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.