The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Science. The lowest is 58% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Dubois Elementary
Dubois Elementary sits in a small Wind River Valley town that blends residential life with a tourism-driven economy. Publicly reported sources describe Dubois as a community of part-time residents and year-round locals, with a population that nearly doubles in summer. The town sits about an hour east of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, and its economy revolves around outdoor recreation, dude ranches, and cultural institutions. A notable share of residents are writers, artists, and musicians drawn to the remote setting. The Wind River runs through town, and the surrounding Shoshone National Forest and Fitzpatrick Wilderness frame the community. Street life is seasonal and modest, with Friday Night Rodeos, a farmers market at the Dubois Museum, and weekly square dances bringing people together in summer. Outside that season, things quiet down.
The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of Fremont County School District #2. Enrollment is small, consistent with the town's size, with roughly a dozen to two dozen students per grade level. The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic students, students of two or more races, and a few American Indian or Alaska Native and Asian students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those population sizes remain unknown.
On state assessments through the WY-TOPP, Dubois Elementary shows solid results across most tested grades and subjects, with full participation in every grade. Math proficiency is strong in the upper elementary grades, and science proficiency in fourth grade stands out as a particular bright spot. English language arts results are more varied, with one middle grade showing weaker proficiency and the highest grade showing a marked jump. Because the tested groups are small, individual results can swing noticeably from year to year, which is typical for a school of this size. Against the comparison set of districts in Fremont County, the school's overall proficiency lands in the top quartile, which is a strong standing for a small rural school.
Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent steady performance, improvement, or recent fluctuation. A parent wanting to understand the trajectory might ask the school directly about multi-year patterns.
Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and that metric does not apply to this grade band. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available. We looked for information on discipline, course access, staffing ratios, and specific program offerings, but the data sections did not include those fields, so they are left out rather than guessed. The district brief returned no recent policy, curriculum, referendum, or tax changes of lasting parent impact.
Housing in the Dubois zip code sits above both the state and national benchmarks for typical home values, and the price-to-income ratio is elevated, meaning buying a home here requires a larger share of income than in many parts of the country. Rental data was not available. The town's remote location and small land area constrain large-scale development, and no specific new housing projects surfaced in the research. Population estimates indicate recovery and modest growth after an earlier decline, with projections continuing upward.
Dubois Elementary fits a family looking for a small, rural school where students are known individually and where state test results are strong relative to the county. The trade-off is limited program data available publicly and the variability that comes with very small cohorts. Families considering the school would benefit from asking directly about specialized services, extracurricular offerings, and staffing details that the available data does not cover.
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