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Sunflower Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

2500 South Dogwood Avenue, Gillette, WY 82718 · (307) 686-0631 · Part of Campbell County School District 1

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

Directions
Students
311
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Sunflower Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Wyoming’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Gillette kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

2500 South Dogwood Avenue, Gillette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 141
Grade 242
Grade 350
Grade 440
Grade 544
Grade 636
Enrollment over time
316’20
307’21
294’22
311’23
311’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sunflower 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
Prairie Wind Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
B−
404 students13:1
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C−
378 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.