The brief
A Lincoln County School District #1 elementary school where students score 57 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 253 of 302 schools in Wyoming and 2 of 2 in Lincoln County School District #1.
Canyon Elementary School is listed in Lincoln County School District #1, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 202557%
- 202466%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 66% (multi-year average, 2014-2025) · reading/ELA 63% (multi-year average, 2014-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 WYTOPP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 WYTOPP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 83116; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2014-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $64,559
- Median home value
- $101,000
- Median rent
- $643/mo
- College educated
- 5.8%
- Homeownership
- 79.5%
- Poverty rate
- 6.1%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 83116; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 19
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 18
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 189/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Canyon Elementary School serve?
Canyon Elementary School serves students in grades Kindergarten through 6th.
How many students attend Canyon Elementary School?
Canyon Elementary School has an enrollment of approximately 326 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canyon Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Canyon Elementary School is 13:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Canyon Elementary School rank in WY?
Canyon Elementary School ranks #253 of 302 schools in WY.
What is Canyon Elementary School's MySchoolScout rating?
Canyon Elementary School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.8 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Canyon Elementary School?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Canyon Elementary School has 66% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2014-2025) and 63% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2014-2025).
Is Canyon Elementary School a charter school?
No, Canyon Elementary School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Canyon Elementary School a Title I school?
No, Canyon Elementary School is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 6th
- Enrollment
- 326
- Student-teacher ratio
- 13:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 25
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Remote Rural
- County
- Lincoln County
- Phone
- (307) 877-2286
- Rank in district
- #2 of 2
- Schools in district
- 3
- District spending per student
- $20,333
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 5.3%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 83116)
- 603
- Area median age
- 51.9
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Wyoming Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.