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Verda James Elementary Primary School
701 Carriage Ln
Casper WY, 82609, Natrona County
Phone: 307-253-1100
Ranking: 
(104 out of 230, top 45%)*
(104 out of 230, top 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Natrona County School District 1
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 27 | NA | NA | 22 | NA | NA | 25 | 25 | 26 | |||||
| Total Students: | 431 | 433 | 415 | 412 | 410 | 424 | 451 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 16.0% | 72 | 16.6% | 68 | 16.4% | 68 | 16.5% | 69 | 16.8% | 69 | 16.3% | 68 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 16.5% | 72 | 16.6% | 68 | 16.4% | 67 | 16.3% | 67 | 16.3% | 67 | 15.8% | 64 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 70 | 16.2% | 72 | 16.6% | 67 | 16.1% | 66 | 16.0% | 67 | 16.3% | 66 | 15.6% | 65 | 14.4% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 16.5% | 72 | 16.6% | 66 | 15.9% | 67 | 16.3% | 64 | 15.6% | 66 | 15.6% | 66 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 18.1% | 72 | 16.6% | 71 | 17.1% | 73 | 17.7% | 69 | 16.8% | 67 | 15.8% | 68 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 16.7% | 73 | 16.9% | 75 | 18.1% | 71 | 17.2% | 74 | 18.0% | 66 | 15.6% | 68 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 48.5% | 206 | 47.6% | 194 | 46.7% | 187 | 45.4% | 188 | 45.9% | 205 | 48.3% | 217 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 222 | 51.5% | 227 | 52.4% | 221 | 53.3% | 225 | 54.6% | 222 | 54.1% | 211 | 49.8% | 230 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 5.3% | 30 | 6.9% | 19 | 4.6% | 34 | 8.3% | 35 | 8.5% | 33 | 7.8% | 24 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% |
| White: | 394 | 91.4% | 386 | 89.1% | 380 | 91.6% | 367 | 89.1% | 367 | 89.5% | 379 | 89.4% | 408 | 90.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 16.7% | 65 | 15.0% | 68 | 16.4% | 67 | 16.3% | 59 | 14.4% | 56 | 13.2% | 71 | 15.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 8.1% | 40 | 9.2% | 32 | 7.7% | 36 | 8.7% | 21 | 5.1% | 31 | 7.3% | 30 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.95 | NA | NA | 18.80 | NA | NA | 16.10 | 16.60 | 17.70 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PAWS | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% | 75% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.9% | 91.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.9% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 81.11% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 81.38% | 69.44% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.87% | 89.83% | 87.88% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 91% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 55% | 61% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 72.1% | 75.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.4% | 61.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.48% | 53.7% | 53.71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.52% | 53.58% | 47.22% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.81% | 67.46% | 57.58% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 70.23% | 69.56% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 33% | 41% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 63.3% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 37.1% | 41% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.12% | 53.13% | 55.36% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.24% | 82.52% | 69.44% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 76.72% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 36% | 39% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 34% | 39% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 73% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.4% | 86.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 73.51% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.24% | 80.05% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.14% | 81.81% | 80.77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.38% | 83.8% | 82.18% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 45% | 47% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 47% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 64% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 73.2% | 76.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.2% | 73.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66.07% | 71.05% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.24% | 72.68% | 85.37% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.43% | 84.47% | 84.62% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.73% | 85.84% | 83.16% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 52.2% | 50.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.78% | 49.38% | 50.47% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.06% | 52.75% | 39.02% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.05% | 56.07% | 53.85% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.65% | 66.7% | 63.29% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 37% | 40% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 34% | 38% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 38% | 47% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 58.2% | 64.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 48.3% | 52.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.39% | 40.34% | 45.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 75.17% | > 95.0% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.27% | 70.15% | 78.85% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 66% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78.4% | 77.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 68.1% | 71% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.71% | 73.71% | 72% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.94% | 72.69% | 65.85% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.34% | 82.72% | 69.39% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 85.13% | 81.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 66% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.2% | 74.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 64.6% | 65.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.12% | 62.9% | 62.77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.28% | 63.46% | 56.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.93% | 79.58% | 77.55% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 80% | 79.06% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 31% | 38% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 49.5% | 54.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 27.7% | 37.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 52.65% | 57.32% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 76.87% | 73.17% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.19% | 83.37% | 87.76% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 76% | 80.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 77.8% | 78.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 72.33% | 77.25% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 63% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 71.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 66.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 65.42% | 70.26% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 39% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 54.9% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 40.8% | 47.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.57% | 50.06% | 52.98% |
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* Verda James Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.