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Rock River Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
112th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of Wyoming elementary schools
Summary

Rock River Elementary is a small public elementary school in Rock River, Wyoming, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 37 students. The school is part of the Albany County School District #1, which is ranked 17 out of 43 districts in the state.

Rock River Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wyoming elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 6th grade Math, the school's proficiency rate was 28.6% compared to the district's 61.7% and the state's 50.2%. The school's performance has been mixed, with some grades performing better than others. Interestingly, the nearby Medicine Bow Elementary school has a much higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 90% compared to Rock River's 40.54%.

Despite the declining academic performance, Rock River Elementary has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $23,180 in 2020-2021 to $29,117 in 2023-2024. The school also has a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 5.6, compared to 6.6 at Medicine Bow Elementary. This suggests that the school may be efficiently allocating its resources, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet evident. Further analysis is needed to understand how the school is utilizing its resources and whether adjustments are necessary to improve academic achievement.

35
Students ?
5.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,117
Per pupil spending ?
42.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 262 North Morris
       Rock River, WY  82083

(307) 378-2271

District: Albany County School District #1


Students who attend Rock River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rock River Junior High School
High:    Rock River High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
77.1%
Two or more races:
11.4%
Hispanic:
8.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2010 → 25th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wyoming average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2010) to 25th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg68%
Wyoming avg55%
112th of 149
Wyoming public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 12 pts since 2021
From bottom 37% (2021) to bottom 25% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 8Elementary Schools in the Albany County School District #1
17th of 43Albany 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202535.1112 of 14924.8%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3124 of 14715.6%★☆☆☆☆
202343.590 of 14638.4%★★☆☆☆
202238.8101 of 14429.9%★★☆☆☆
202144.096 of 15337.3%★★☆☆☆
201050.384 of 15044.0%★★☆☆☆
200935.9120 of 15020.0%★☆☆☆☆
200848.391 of 15139.7%★★☆☆☆
200716.0143 of 1494.0%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts61%+3 vs state
Mathematics31%-22 vs state

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Rock River Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Wyoming elementary schools.

Students who attend Rock River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rock River Junior High School
High : Rock River High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 35 students attended Rock River Elementary.

Students at Rock River Elementary are 77% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American.


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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.

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