Pilot Butte Elementary
Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Rock Springs, Wyoming
Pilot Butte Elementary in Rock Springs, Wyoming enrolled 547 students in 2024-25 with 35.8 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Wyoming middle-school median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wyoming: 53.1% and 49%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
586 students in 2022-23, 552 students in 2023-24, 547 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.3 to 35.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 586 | 35.3 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 36.3 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 547 | 35.8 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Wyoming middle schools
Among the 59 Wyoming middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 294 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pilot Butte Elementary enrolled 588 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 294 of the 588 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent33.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.8% of students were White, 23.0% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White69.8%
- Hispanic23.0%
- Two or more races4.6%
- American Indian1.5%
- Asian0.7%
- Black0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Pilot Butte Elementary scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wyoming, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 51% | 46% | 53.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 38% (2021-22) | 49% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Rock Springs
3 public middle schools in Rock Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Pilot Butte Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Junior High | 746 | 15.5 | 42.8% |
| Pilot Butte Elementary | 547 | 15.3 | 34.4% |
| Eastside Elementary | 541 | 15.6 | 57.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pilot Butte Elementary
- Rock Springs Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 746 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Eastside ElementaryThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 541 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Pilot Butte Elementary with Rock Springs Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sweetwater County School District #1 spends per student$17,924 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,924
- The largest public schools in WyomingPilot Butte Elementary is the number 14 by size of 59 Wyoming middle schools open in 2024-25.#14 of 59
- Wyoming schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Wyoming median of 12.2 for middle schools.15.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pilot Butte Elementary
How many students attend Pilot Butte Elementary?
547 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 586 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Rock Springs, WY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pilot Butte Elementary?
15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wyoming median for middle schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pilot Butte Elementary a Title I school?
Pilot Butte Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pilot Butte Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Pilot Butte Elementary scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Wyoming's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pilot Butte Elementary in?
Sweetwater County School District #1, NCES district ID 5605302. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 560530200296 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.