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Cottonwood Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1230 West 15th Street, Casper, WY 82604 · (307) 253-4700 · Part of Natrona County School District 1

Casper’s School Grade C better than 25% of Wyoming school districts

Directions
Students
347
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cottonwood Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Wyoming’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Casper kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Casper kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cottonwood ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 53.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Wyoming’s 289 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1230 West 15th Street, Casper

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten52
Grade 139
Grade 250
Grade 353
Grade 450
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
362’20
380’21
387’22
376’23
347’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 7%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cottonwood Elementary from Casper families.

Other schools in Natrona County School District 1

The district →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casper
C−
433 students14:1
Journey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casper
D
348 students15:1
Sagewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casper
C
340 students15:1
Evansville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evansville
B−
277 students11:1
Pineview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casper
D
258 students11:1
Bar Nunn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Casper
D
227 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wyoming’s other public schools; Casper’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.