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Schools in Elk Mountain

Elk Mountain’s public schools

Carbon County School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elk Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Wyoming’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wyoming’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.7K
▲ 44% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.0
WY 12.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
573 students on the public path
In brief

Elk Mountain’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Elk Mountain’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s 289 public schools. Encampment K-12 School places highest (better than 77%); Hanna Elementary lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Elk Mountain, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Saratoga Middle/High School, Encampment K-12 School and HEM Junior/Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Elk Mountain, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–64 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carbon County School District 2.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Carbon County School District 2Grades K–12 · 6 schools · 573 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (WY 12.1)
$29,667WY $20,645 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 53.1% · 361 students tested
Math46%
State average 48.3% · 363 students tested

Elk Mountain vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wyoming towns that share Elk Mountain’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elk Mountain—Carbon County School District 2

Every school in Elk Mountain

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wyoming’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Elk Mountainin other towns
Saratoga Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Saratoga
C+
166 students8:1Rate it →
Encampment K-12 School
Grades K–12 · Encampment
A−
120 students6:1Rate it →
Hanna Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hanna
D
66 students6:1Rate it →
Medicine Bow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Medicine Bow
5 students5:1Rate it →
Saratoga Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Saratoga
B+
139 students9:1Rate it →
HEM Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hanna
B
77 students6:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Elk Mountain Elementary).

Questions about Elk Mountain’s schools

Are Elk Mountain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elk Mountain. Carbon County School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elk Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elk Mountain in?

Carbon County School District 2.

Where do Elk Mountain kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Saratoga Middle/High School, Encampment K-12 School and HEM Junior/Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.