Elementary school (grades K-5) · Douglas, WY

Moss Agate Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Moss Agate Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 560214000130
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
74
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Moss Agate Elementary earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Wyoming schools.

#5 of 8
elementary schools in Douglas · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
6.5:1
small classes for Wyoming
13
students enrolled

Moss Agate Elementary has class sizes smaller than 90% of Wyoming schools. Computed live against every Wyoming school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Moss Agate Elementary ranks #5 of 8 elementary schools in Douglas, WY.

Enrollment

13

Wyoming · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6.5:1

vs 11.4:1 Wyoming avg

-43% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Moss Agate Elementary compares with Wyoming and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Moss Agate Elementary

Moss Agate Elementary is a small elementary school in Douglas, Wyoming, enrolling 13 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6.5:1, Moss Agate Elementary is leaner than roughly 90% of Wyoming schools and 43% under the state's 11.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Wyoming schools, with 13 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 347 scored Wyoming schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 260 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Among Douglas's elementary schools, it stands alongside Douglas Upper Elementary School (251 students): Moss Agate Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (6.5:1 vs 10.5:1).

Converse County School District #1 also operates Douglas High School (511 students) and Douglas Middle School (389 students) alongside Moss Agate Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Moss Agate Elementary compares

Moss Agate Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Wyoming and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wyoming Wyoming avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.5:1 ▼ 43% 11.4:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 13 top 91% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.5:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
13
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6.5:1
students per teacher - 43% below state mean
Top 10% in Wyoming - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$20,547
per pupil, district-wide - below Wyoming avg of $22,313
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 84.6%
Hispanic or Latino 15.4%

Largest group: White at 84.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.1, Moss Agate Elementary is less mixed than the Wyoming school average of 33.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Converse County School District #1, which includes Moss Agate Elementary.

$20,547
Per student
-8%
vs Wyoming
Avg $22,313
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 83.3%
State 9.7%
Federal 7.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Moss Agate Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Douglas High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Douglas Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Douglas Upper Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Douglas Intermediate School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Douglas Primary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Moss Agate Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Converse County School District #1 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Douglas

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wyoming, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Moss Agate Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Moss Agate Elementary

How many students attend Moss Agate Elementary?

Moss Agate Elementary has 13 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Douglas, WY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Moss Agate Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Moss Agate Elementary is 6.5:1, which is 43% lower than the Wyoming average of 11.4:1 and 59% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Moss Agate Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Moss Agate Elementary is White at 84.6% of enrollment, in Douglas, WY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Moss Agate Elementary?

Moss Agate Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Moss Agate Elementary rank among elementary schools in Douglas?

By Resource Investment Index, Moss Agate Elementary ranks #5 of 8 elementary schools in Douglas, WY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Douglas on the city page.

Is Moss Agate Elementary a good school?

Moss Agate Elementary earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Wyoming schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Converse County School District #1?

Besides Moss Agate Elementary, Converse County School District #1 also operates Douglas High School (511 students), Douglas Middle School (389 students), and Douglas Upper Elementary School (251 students). See the Converse County School District #1 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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