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Desert Elementary Primary School
235 Bugis St
Wamsutter WY, 82336, Sweetwater County
Phone: 307-324-7811
Ranking: 
(221 out of 230, bottom 4%)*
(221 out of 230, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Sweetwater County School District 1
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 6 | NA | NA | 10 | NA | NA | 9 | 9 | 7 | |||||
| Total Students: | 27 | 31 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 71 | 68 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 2 | 7.4% | 3 | 9.7% | 7 | 13.7% | 9 | 15.5% | 7 | 11.3% | 10 | 14.1% | 9 | 13.2% |
| Grade 1: | 6 | 22.2% | 4 | 12.9% | 8 | 15.7% | 4 | 6.9% | 6 | 9.7% | 12 | 16.9% | 11 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 6 | 22.2% | 3 | 9.7% | 6 | 11.8% | 7 | 12.1% | 11 | 17.7% | 9 | 12.7% | 11 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | 3 | 11.1% | 4 | 12.9% | 7 | 13.7% | 8 | 13.8% | 10 | 16.1% | 13 | 18.3% | 11 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 2 | 7.4% | 6 | 19.4% | 5 | 9.8% | 8 | 13.8% | 11 | 17.7% | 11 | 15.5% | 9 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 4 | 14.8% | 5 | 16.1% | 10 | 19.6% | 11 | 19.0% | 12 | 19.4% | 8 | 11.3% | 10 | 14.7% |
| Grade 6: | 4 | 14.8% | 6 | 19.4% | 8 | 15.7% | 11 | 19.0% | 5 | 8.1% | 8 | 11.3% | 7 | 10.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 14 | 51.9% | 16 | 51.6% | 24 | 47.1% | 33 | 56.9% | 36 | 58.1% | 38 | 53.5% | 37 | 54.4% |
| Female: | 13 | 48.1% | 15 | 48.4% | 27 | 52.9% | 25 | 43.1% | 26 | 41.9% | 25 | 35.2% | 27 | 39.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 1.6% | 2 | 2.8% | 2 | 2.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.9% | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 3.2% | 2 | 2.8% | 2 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 33.3% | 10 | 32.3% | 11 | 21.6% | 17 | 29.3% | 14 | 22.6% | 13 | 18.3% | 14 | 20.6% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 17 | 63.0% | 19 | 61.3% | 37 | 72.5% | 38 | 65.5% | 45 | 72.6% | 54 | 76.1% | 50 | 73.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 3.7% | 1 | 3.2% | 1 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 40.7% | 8 | 25.8% | 7 | 13.7% | 11 | 19.0% | 21 | 33.9% | 15 | 21.1% | 18 | 26.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 11.1% | 5 | 16.1% | 7 | 13.7% | 11 | 19.0% | 3 | 4.8% | 4 | 5.6% | 9 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 4.38 | NA | NA | 5.26 | NA | NA | 6.65 | 7.60 | 9.70 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PAWS | ||||||
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 85% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.55% | 78.64% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.44% | 81.54% | 69.44% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 89.27% | 87.88% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 76.1% | 75.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.8% | 61.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.27% | 48.71% | 53.71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.22% | 57.84% | 47.22% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.79% | 69.56% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 64.9% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 37.2% | 41% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 49.88% | 55.36% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 82.01% | 69.44% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 41% | 39% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 80.8% | 86.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 73.29% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 78.41% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.44% | 80.41% | 80.77% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 41% | 47% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74.9% | 76.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69% | 73.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 63.9% | 71.05% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 74.44% | 85.37% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 81.68% | 84.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 44.3% | 50.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44.68% | 50.47% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 48.39% | 39.02% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 52.16% | 53.85% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 34% | 38% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 54.5% | 64.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42.9% | 52.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38.24% | 45.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 82.13% | > 95.0% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.22% | 80.92% | 78.85% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 53.4% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.15% | 60.99% | 65.85% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.77% | 73.45% | 69.39% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 78.02% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.3% | 74.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 45.2% | 65.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 44.89% | 56.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.25% | 77.55% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 71.11% | 79.06% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 54.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 70.07% | 73.17% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 79.75% | 87.76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.5% | 80.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.2% | 78.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75.6% | 88% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 77.61% | 82.42% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 65.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 53.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.04% | 70.26% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 72.01% | 82% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 57.3% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 34% | 47.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 32.04% | 52.98% |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 68.9% | 87.76% |
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* Desert Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.