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Wagonwheel Elementary

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Wagonwheel Elementary ranks 24 th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Wagonwheel Elementary is a public elementary school in Gillette, Wyoming, serving grades PK-6 with 263 students. The school is part of the Campbell County School District #1, which is ranked 29 out of 43 districts in the state.

Wagonwheel Elementary consistently ranks among the top 50 elementary schools in Wyoming, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the last two school years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels, with 6th-grade students particularly excelling, with proficiency rates exceeding 75% in both subjects. The school's Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups also perform exceptionally well, ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups.

While Wagonwheel Elementary outperforms the nearby schools, such as Rawhide Elementary and Buffalo Ridge Elementary, in academic metrics, some other schools in the district, like Pronghorn Elementary and Sunflower Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting that the district may have effective educational practices and resources that are being implemented across multiple schools.

244

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,330

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Hemlock
Gillette, WY 82716

(307) 686-1060

District: Campbell County School District #1

Students who attend Wagonwheel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twin Spruce Junior High School
High:	Campbell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

10.7%

American Indian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wyoming average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Wyoming elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg54%

Wyoming avg55%

24^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Elementary Schools in the Campbell County School District #1

29^th of 43Campbell 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	75.2	24 of 149	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	43 of 147	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	45 of 146	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	56 of 144	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	63 of 153	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	65 of 153	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	113 of 147	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	57.6	65 of 151	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	91 of 148	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	88 of 154	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.7	74 of 147	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	74 of 142	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.8	48 of 143	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	49 of 152	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.7	101 of 150	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.4	55 of 150	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.3	89 of 151	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.1	107 of 149	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.4	78 of 145	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.5	98 of 136	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	68.8	33 of 131	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	22 of 128	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	43 of 125	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	44 of 129	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	65 of 126	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	44 of 136	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	72 of 125	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2021	89.0	1 of 67	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	54.1	31 of 70	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	15 of 127	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	29 of 122	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	13 of 115	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	34 of 110	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	14 of 119	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	30 of 132	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	52 of 99	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	44 of 133	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	58 of 130	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	41 of 132	68.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	53 of 127	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	33 of 134	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	73 of 138	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	108 of 126	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	30 of 81	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	10 of 84	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	16 of 77	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	24 of 105	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	40 of 105	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	51 of 101	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	79 of 103	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	56 of 120	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.7	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)99th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+17 vs state

Science68%+12 vs state

English Language Arts65%+10 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wagonwheel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 Hemlock	Gillette	82716	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 686-1060	244	24	9.9	49.6%	199 (81.6%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.7%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	75.2	24^th of 149 public elementary schools	83.9%		67.2	43^rd of 147 public elementary schools	70.7%	19	52.5	64.5	63.6	77.8	60.0	74.2	75.8	80.6	67.7	$18,330	$3,148	$15,183
Stocktrail Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Stocktrail Avenue	Gillette	82716	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 686-8215	554	35	15.8	41.3%	370 (66.8%)	2 (0.4%)	168 (30.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	57.1	73^rd of 149 public elementary schools	51.0%		61.6	61^st of 147 public elementary schools	58.5%	12	52.5	50.0	53.0	77.1	50.0	81.1	39.4	66.7	62.2	$13,633	$1,801	$11,832
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%)	65.9	46^th of 149 public elementary schools	69.1%		62.5	57^th of 147 public elementary schools	61.2%	11	51.4	61.1	74.6	62.3	60.0	57.4	71.2	54.1	72.2	$17,133	$2,110	$15,023
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-6	1017 Gabriel Drive	Gillette	82716	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 682-7293	378	34	10.9	58.5%	309 (81.7%)	5 (1.3%)	47 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	25.4	124^th of 149 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.5	125^th of 147 public elementary schools	15.0%	1	32.8	23.4	43.8	58.7	39.7	46.8	43.8	54.0	34.0	$18,616	$3,378	$15,238
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-6	816 East 7th Street	Gillette	82716	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 682-4740	239	22	10.8	70.7%	150 (62.8%)	4 (1.7%)	56 (23.4%)	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	37	108^th of 149 public elementary schools	27.5%		16.2	135^th of 147 public elementary schools	8.2%	27	59.4	22.2	34.1	61.1	70.6	43.2	13.3	64.9	35.1	$20,848	$4,129	$16,719
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 South Dogwood Avenue	Gillette	82718	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 686-0631	311	25	12.6	58.5%	267 (85.9%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	48.2	89^th of 149 public elementary schools	40.3%		61.2	62^nd of 147 public elementary schools	57.8%	27	55.8	46.2	56.1	51.3	63.5	66.7	53.7	46.2	48.7	$17,744	$2,885	$14,860
Paintbrush Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 West Lakeway Road	Gillette	82718	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 686-1778	266	25	10.8	32.0%	225 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.2%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	59.3	64^th of 149 public elementary schools	57.0%		57.3	69^th of 147 public elementary schools	53.1%	5	58.0	56.4	65.1	61.5	44.0	51.3	67.4	69.2	61.5	$19,935	$2,534	$17,401
Pronghorn Elementary	Public	K-6	3005 Oakcrest Drive	Gillette	82718	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 682-1676	334	31	10.9	27.5%	298 (89.2%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	70.8	35^th of 149 public elementary schools	76.5%		74.1	30^th of 147 public elementary schools	79.6%	5	75.4	73.9	44.7	42.6	80.7	91.3	63.2	55.6	82.6	$17,878	$2,029	$15,850
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 South Butler Spaeth Road	Gillette	82716	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 682-7291	370	34	11.0	73.5%	209 (56.5%)	1 (0.3%)	129 (34.9%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	35.3	111^th of 149 public elementary schools	25.5%		45.9	92^nd of 147 public elementary schools	37.4%	19	30.8	40.7	53.3	55.3	60.4	56.7	48.9	45.8	38.3	$19,355	$3,547	$15,808
Buffalo Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	4501 Tanner Drive	Gillette	82718	Campbell County	Campbell County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 686-3058	413	30	13.9	28.3%	353 (85.5%)	5 (1.2%)	37 (9.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	54.7	76^th of 149 public elementary schools	49.0%		50.4	80^th of 147 public elementary schools	45.6%	4	50.0	56.7	46.7	55.4	60.9	73.1	53.3	53.9	65.7	$16,079	$1,906	$14,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Wagonwheel Elementary

Is Wagonwheel Elementary a good school?

Wagonwheel Elementary ranks 24^th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wagonwheel Elementary?

Students at Wagonwheel Elementary are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Wagonwheel Elementary in?

Campbell County School District #1

How many students attend Wagonwheel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Wagonwheel Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wagonwheel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wagonwheel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twin Spruce Junior High School
High : Campbell County High School

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