Natrona County School District #1 Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A Ft Caspar Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A Summit Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Casper Classical Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A- C Y Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
5. B+ Kelly Walsh High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
6. B+ Verda James Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
7. B Natrona County High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
8. B Southridge Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
9. B Paradise Valley Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
10. B Park Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (3)

• B+ Kelly Walsh High School, Casper
• B Natrona County High School, Casper
• F Roosevelt High School, Casper

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A- C Y Middle School, Casper
• B Centennial Middle School, Casper
• B- Dean Morgan Middle School, Casper

Elementary and primary schools (17)

• C Bar Nunn Elementary, Casper
• C- Cottonwood Elementary, Casper
• C Crest Hill Elementary, Casper
• B- Evansville Elementary, Evansville
• D Journey Elementary, Casper
• C- Lincoln Elementary School, Casper
• C+ Manor Heights Elementary, Casper
• C Oregon Trail Elementary, Casper
• B Paradise Valley Elementary, Casper
• B Park Elementary, Casper
• C- Pineview Elementary, Casper
• C Poison Spider Elementary, Casper
• Red Creek Elementary, Casper
• B Sagewood Elementary, Casper
• B Southridge Elementary, Casper
• A Summit Elementary School, Casper
• B+ Verda James Elementary, Casper

Other schools and academies (4)

• A Casper Classical Academy, Casper
• A Ft Caspar Academy, Casper
• C+ Midwest School, Midwest
• C+ Woods Learning Center, Casper

Cities and towns served (3)

• Casper (25)
• Evansville (1)
• Midwest (1)

• State: Best schools in Wyoming
• County: Natrona County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 12,799 students with 889 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,134 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 5604510
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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