Schools in Powder River · Natrona County School District 1
Powder River’s public schools score below 73% of Wyoming districts
The public schools Powder River’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Wyoming’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 4 pts vs WY 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 1 pts vs WY 82%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 11% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Powder River compares
C Test scoresC Graduation
Wyoming school districts we grade (48)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 7,734 tested students and a graduating class of 967; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Wyoming’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Wyoming only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Powder River.
8 schools teach Pre-K in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lincoln Elementary School, Journey Elementary, Cottonwood Elementary and Sagewood Elementary and more.
20 schools teach K in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Verda James Elementary, Summit Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School and Paradise Valley Elementary and more.
20 schools teach 1st grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Verda James Elementary, Summit Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School and Paradise Valley Elementary and more.
20 schools teach 2nd grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Verda James Elementary, Summit Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School and Paradise Valley Elementary and more.
20 schools teach 3rd grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Verda James Elementary, Summit Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School and Paradise Valley Elementary and more.
20 schools teach 4th grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Verda James Elementary, Summit Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School and Paradise Valley Elementary and more.
20 schools teach 5th grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Verda James Elementary, Summit Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School and Paradise Valley Elementary and more.
7 schools teach 6th grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: C Y Middle School, Centennial Middle School, Dean Morgan Middle School and Casper Classical Academy and more.
7 schools teach 7th grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: C Y Middle School, Centennial Middle School, Dean Morgan Middle School and Casper Classical Academy and more.
7 schools teach 8th grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: C Y Middle School, Centennial Middle School, Dean Morgan Middle School and Casper Classical Academy and more.
4 schools teach 9th grade in Powder River’s district. Which one depends on your address: Kelly Walsh High School, Natrona County High School, Casper Classical Academy and Midwest School.
The path, start to finish
PK–1220 schoolsDepends on your address
127 high schoolsDepends on your address
123 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math44%
State average 47.9%
Every school in Powder River
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Powder River · in other towns
Verda James Elementary
B+448 students16:1Rate it →
Summit Elementary School
A437 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
C−433 students14:1Rate it →
Paradise Valley Elementary
C+359 students13:1Rate it →
Ft. Caspar Academy
A356 students13:1Rate it →
Journey Elementary
D348 students15:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Elementary
D347 students12:1Rate it →
Park Elementary
C+344 students15:1Rate it →
Sagewood Elementary
C340 students15:1Rate it →
Southridge Elementary
C+322 students15:1Rate it →
Manor Heights Elementary
C299 students10:1Rate it →
Evansville Elementary
B−277 students11:1Rate it →
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Wyoming. Stars are from neighbors.