📍 1115 Walnut, Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, 82901
Walnut Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County. The school has 212 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sweetwater County School District #1 school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Elementary enrolls 212 students across grades K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 156 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 212 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Walnut Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 12, state house district 17.
Walnut 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 212 students, Walnut 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: Town - Remote