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Prairie Wind Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

200 Overdale Drive, Gillette, WY 82718 · (307) 682-7289 · Part of Campbell County School District 1

Gillette’s School Grade C better than 31% of Wyoming school districts

Directions
Students
404
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Wind Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Wyoming’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 29.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gillette kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–6Prairie Wind ElementaryYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 53.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

200 Overdale Drive, Gillette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 153
Grade 245
Grade 374
Grade 456
Grade 558
Grade 659
Enrollment over time
312’20
302’21
367’22
385’23
404’24

Up 29.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 1%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie Wind Elementary from Gillette families.

Other schools in Campbell County School District 1

The district →
Wagonwheel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gillette
B+
244 students10:1
Cottonwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wright
B−
198 students10:1
Stocktrail Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
B
554 students16:1
Buffalo Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C+
413 students14:1
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C−
378 students11:1
Hillcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C−
370 students11:1

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; Gillette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.