📍 200 Overdale Drive, Gillette, Campbell County, 82718
Prairie Wind Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gillette, Campbell County. The school has 367 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Campbell County School District #1 school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Wind Elementary enrolls 367 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 321 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 367 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Wind Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 24, state house district 32.
Prairie Wind Elementary is one of 23 schools in Campbell County School District #1, based in Gillette, Wyoming. The district serves 8,459 students district-wide and employs 659 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 367 students, Prairie Wind Elementary is close to the district average of about 368 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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