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Rocky Mountain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain Elementary is a public elementary school in Cowley, Wyoming, serving 350 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Big Horn County School District #1.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wyoming elementary schools, with below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Proficiency rates at Rocky Mountain Elementary trail the state averages, particularly for male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with 26-42% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. While per-student spending has increased, the student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, ranging from 14 to 17 students per teacher.

Nearby schools in the Park County School District #1, such as Southside Elementary, Parkside Elementary, and Westside Elementary, consistently outperform Rocky Mountain Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and lower percentages of students from low-income families. However, Rocky Mountain Elementary has performed relatively well in virtual education, ranking 1st or 2nd out of 3 Wyoming elementary schools in this category.

322

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,093

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 South Division
Cowley, WY 82420

(307) 548-2211

District: Big Horn County School District #1

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burlington Middle School
	Rocky Mountain Middle School
High:	Burlington High School
	Rocky Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Wyoming avg55%

119^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 55 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Big Horn County School District #1

22^nd of 43Big Horn 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	119 of 149	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	116 of 147	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	117 of 146	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	119 of 144	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	92 of 153	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	93 of 153	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	57 of 147	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	80 of 151	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.8	60 of 148	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.2	38 of 154	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	47.1	87 of 147	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.4	44 of 142	69.0%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	40 of 143	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.9	25 of 152	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	49.9	87 of 150	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	104 of 150	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.1	101 of 151	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	117 of 149	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.7	117 of 145	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	82 of 128	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	91 of 125	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	78 of 129	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	106 of 126	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	62 of 136	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	64 of 125	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.4	25 of 67	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	103 of 127	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	80 of 115	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	81 of 119	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	81 of 132	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	30 of 99	69.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	114 of 133	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	102 of 130	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	109 of 132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	103 of 127	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	74 of 134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	85 of 138	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	39 of 126	69.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	78 of 81	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	79 of 84	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Virtual Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2023	63.0	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	73 of 105	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	84 of 105	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	87 of 103	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	62 of 113	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	78 of 120	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	42 of 103	59.2%	★★★☆☆

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)36th percentile+16 vs school

Virtual Education (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2022)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-8 vs state

Mathematics47%-10 vs state

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Rocky Mountain Elementary

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocky Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 South Division	Cowley	82420	Big Horn County	Big Horn County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 548-2211	322	24	13.2	53.7%	239 (74.2%)	5 (1.6%)	57 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	31.2	119^th of 149 public elementary schools	20.1%		31	116^th of 147 public elementary schools	21.1%	3	48.0	42.9	48.2	52.0	42.9	46.4	47.6	$20,093	$2,692	$17,401
Lovell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Shoshone	Lovell	82431	Big Horn County	Big Horn County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 548-2247	309	27	11.4	55.3%	266 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	42.5	95^th of 149 public elementary schools	36.2%		56.1	72^nd of 147 public elementary schools	51.0%	23	51.1	45.8	50.7	62.2	52.1	60.9	41.7	$18,936	$2,659	$16,277
Southside Elementary	Public	K-5	278 East Monroe Street	Powell	82435	Park County	Park County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 764-6183	287	26	11.0	58.5%	215 (74.9%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (16.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.9%)	61.4	60^th of 149 public elementary schools	59.7%		60.4	65^th of 147 public elementary schools	55.8%	5	56.3	57.9	62.3	54.2	63.2	60.4	70.2	$19,280	$2,815	$16,465
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	10.0	63.9%	159 (78.7%)	4 (2.0%)	33 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	66.1	45^th of 149 public elementary schools	69.8%		84.2	13^th of 147 public elementary schools	91.2%	32	54.6	57.1	81.1	57.6	74.3	64.9	57.1	$20,022	$2,449	$17,574
Westside Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Grand Street	Powell	82435	Park County	Park County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 764-6184	296	25	11.9	39.2%	261 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	81.5	15^th of 149 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.6	9^th of 147 public elementary schools	93.9%	6	62.5	77.8	84.9	55.4	72.2	83.0	79.6	$17,545	$2,930	$14,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain Elementary

What district is Rocky Mountain Elementary in?

Big Horn County School District #1

How many students attend Rocky Mountain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Rocky Mountain Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Mountain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burlington Middle School
Middle : Rocky Mountain Middle School
High : Burlington High School
High : Rocky Mountain High School

Is Rocky Mountain Elementary a good school?

Rocky Mountain Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Wyoming elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain Elementary?

Students at Rocky Mountain Elementary are 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% African American.

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