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Cottonwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Cottonwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Casper, Wyoming, serving 376 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.

Cottonwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wyoming elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 125-147 out of 147-154 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 school years, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. Cottonwood Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates of 36.7% in ELA and 40.8% in Math, compared to the district's 53.4% and 59.7%, and the state's 53.1% and 58.2%, respectively.

The nearby Pineview Elementary, Manor Heights Elementary, and Sagewood Elementary generally outperform Cottonwood Elementary in academic achievement, student subgroup performance, and overall school rankings. For example, Sagewood Elementary and Ft. Caspar Academy are ranked among the top 30-60 elementary schools in Wyoming, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science.

347

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,103

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1230 West 15th Street
Casper, WY 82604

(307) 253-4700

District: Natrona County School District #1

Students who attend Cottonwood 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:

74.9%

Hispanic:

16.1%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (37% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg56%

Wyoming avg55%

137^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	14.5	137 of 149	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	133 of 147	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	141 of 146	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	135 of 144	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	147 of 153	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	145 of 153	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	125 of 147	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.0	87 of 151	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	85 of 148	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.4	115 of 154	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	111 of 142	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.8	78 of 143	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.2	136 of 152	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	141 of 150	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.3	146 of 150	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	147 of 151	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	122 of 126	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	126 of 136	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	109 of 125	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	36 of 63	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	52 of 55	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	49 of 60	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	55 of 75	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	108 of 122	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	104 of 119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	107 of 133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	115 of 130	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	117 of 127	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	120 of 134	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	133 of 138	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	101 of 126	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	73 of 81	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	48 of 77	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	48 of 71	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	66 of 75	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	60 of 64	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	103 of 105	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	99 of 105	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	99 of 101	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	100 of 103	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	119 of 120	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	86 of 103	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-12 vs state

Mathematics38%-19 vs state

English Language Arts34%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pineview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	639 Payne Avenue	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 253-6000	258	24	10.7	53.9%	188 (72.9%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	62.5	57^th of 149 public elementary schools	61.7%		42.3	96^th of 147 public elementary schools	34.7%	39	50.0	61.5	50.0			57.5	73.6	67.4			73.6	$18,481	$4,295	$14,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottonwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Elementary?

Students at Cottonwood Elementary are 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cottonwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cottonwood 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

What district is Cottonwood Elementary in?

Natrona County School District #1

How many students attend Cottonwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Cottonwood Elementary.

Is Cottonwood Elementary a good school?

Cottonwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Wyoming elementary schools.

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