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Journey Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Journey Elementary is a public elementary school in Casper, Wyoming, serving 374 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Natrona County School District #1, which is ranked 36 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Journey Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Wyoming elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 53.4% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.94% to 59.16%, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Journey Elementary, ranging from $14,632 to $17,969 over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages.

In comparison, nearby schools in the Natrona County School District #1, such as Ft. Caspar Academy and Southridge Elementary, are both ranked in the top 40 schools in the state and have significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to Journey Elementary. These higher-performing schools have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement.

348

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,969

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2014 Hickory Street
Casper, WY 82604

(307) 253-3700

District: Natrona County School District #1

Students who attend Journey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	C Y Middle School
	Casper Classical Academy
	Centennial Middle School
	Dean Morgan Middle School
High:	Kelly Walsh High School
	Natrona County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Wyoming average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg56%

Wyoming avg55%

129^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Natrona County School District #1

36^th of 43Natrona 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	20.5	129 of 149	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	134 of 147	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	142 of 146	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	136 of 144	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	144 of 153	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	123 of 151	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	129 of 148	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.6	118 of 154	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	126 of 147	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.7	86 of 142	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.4	89 of 143	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.2	116 of 152	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.8	88 of 150	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.6	80 of 150	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	15.2	144 of 151	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.3	146 of 149	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	139 of 145	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	42.4	80 of 136	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.7	118 of 131	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	119 of 128	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	121 of 125	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	127 of 129	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	121 of 126	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	130 of 132	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	129 of 136	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	70 of 75	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	117 of 127	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	112 of 122	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	108 of 115	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	115 of 119	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	115 of 132	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	102 of 133	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	105 of 130	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	120 of 127	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	130 of 134	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	130 of 138	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	77 of 84	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	69 of 71	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	98 of 105	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	103 of 105	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	100 of 101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	96 of 103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	114 of 120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-11 vs state

Mathematics39%-18 vs state

Science38%-17 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 English Language Arts 7th 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 Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	348	23	15.1	56.6%	261 (75.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	20.5	129^th of 149 public elementary schools	13.4%		16.2	134^th of 147 public elementary schools	8.8%	5	37.3	44.0	48.1			35.3	46.0	36.5			38.0	$17,969	$4,707	$13,261
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	322	22	14.6	45.0%	272 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	73.5	29^th of 149 public elementary schools	80.5%		71.8	33^rd of 147 public elementary schools	77.6%	4	67.9	51.0	63.5			86.8	69.4	69.2			65.3	$16,383	$2,577	$13,805
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	347	29	11.9	67.1%	260 (74.9%)	4 (1.2%)	56 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	14.5	137^th of 149 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.8	133^rd of 147 public elementary schools	9.5%	4	36.7	33.3	31.3			40.8	37.5	34.9			43.8	$19,103	$4,192	$14,911
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	234	18	13.0	46.6%	194 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	62.1	59^th of 149 public elementary schools	60.4%		46.3	91^st of 147 public elementary schools	38.1%	32	60.0	47.8	61.2			70.0	71.7	55.1			60.9	$21,114	$2,550	$18,564
Wyoming Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	420 2nd Street	Mills	82644	Natrona County	Wyoming Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(307) 251-3101	298	17	17.5		246 (82.6%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	41.7	97^th of 149 public elementary schools	34.9%		36.1	108^th of 147 public elementary schools	26.5%	11	35.3	50.0	57.7	64.7	76.0	38.2	61.5	26.9	52.9	64.0	61.5
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	356	28	12.7	41.0%	262 (73.6%)	10 (2.8%)	66 (18.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	70.1	36^th of 149 public elementary schools	75.8%		86.1	11^th of 147 public elementary schools	92.5%	25	62.3	52.2	81.0			75.5	69.1	68.3			51.5	$17,581	$2,355	$15,226
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	344	23	15.2	36.3%	254 (73.8%)	3 (0.9%)	71 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	38.9	104^th of 149 public elementary schools	30.2%		46.3	90^th of 147 public elementary schools	38.8%	14	44.0	50.9	45.9			41.2	64.9	47.5			57.9	$15,450	$2,377	$13,074
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	340	23	15.1	55.6%	264 (77.6%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.8%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	60.8	61^st of 149 public elementary schools	59.1%		61.1	63^rd of 147 public elementary schools	57.1%	2	52.0	70.2	50.0			62.0	70.2	44.2			80.9	$17,406	$4,043	$13,363
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%)	65.4	47^th of 149 public elementary schools	68.5%		75.5	26^th of 147 public elementary schools	82.3%	21	66.2	50.9	70.7			66.2	57.9	68.3			57.9	$18,251	$2,355	$15,896
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	433	31	13.9	71.4%	226 (52.2%)	6 (1.4%)	170 (39.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	32.2	116^th of 149 public elementary schools	22.1%		34.4	113^th of 147 public elementary schools	23.1%	3	58.7	24.0	41.5			60.3	48.7	47.2			38.7	$18,242	$4,511	$13,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Journey Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Journey Elementary?

Students at Journey Elementary are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Journey Elementary in?

Natrona County School District #1

What schools do graduates of Journey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Journey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C Y Middle School
Middle : Casper Classical Academy
Middle : Centennial Middle School
Middle : Dean Morgan Middle School
High : Kelly Walsh High School
High : Natrona County High School

Is Journey Elementary a good school?

Journey Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Wyoming elementary schools.

How many students attend Journey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Journey Elementary.

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