📍 235 Bugas Street, Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, 82336
Desert Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wamsutter, Sweetwater County. The school has 20 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sweetwater County School District #1 school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Elementary enrolls 20 students across grades K–6. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 3.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 10% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 10 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 35% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
9 of the school's 20 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Desert Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 11, state house district 47.
Desert Elementary is one of 15 schools in Sweetwater County School District #1, based in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The district serves 4,789 students district-wide and employs 359 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 20 students, Desert Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 319 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote