The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Science. The lowest is 61% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Clark Elementary
Clark Elementary is a public elementary school in Evanston, Wyoming, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Uinta County School District #1. It sits on Morse Lee Street in a community that takes pride in its outdoor and civic amenities. Bear River State Park borders the eastern edge of town along Interstate 80, with wildlife viewing, picnic grounds, and hiking trails that tie into the Bear River Greenway. The greenway itself runs near downtown, offering a river walk, seasonal ice skating, fishing, and boat rentals. Depot Square holds the Uinta County Museum, housed in a historic Carnegie library building, along with a replica Chinese Joss House and the Wing Family Gazebo and Garden. The city also has a public library branch, a recreation center with a pool and indoor shooting range, and the Uinta County Fairgrounds, which hosts the annual Cowboy Days rodeo. These are publicly reported community features.
The school's enrollment is modest for its grade band, with class sizes that stay relatively even across the six grades. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic population and a few students identifying as two or more races or American Indian and Alaska Native. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here. A parent wanting detail on special education or language-support services would need to ask the school directly.
Academic results from the most recent WY-TOPP state assessment paint a generally strong picture. In math, proficiency rates across third, fourth, and fifth grade sit comfortably above the midpoint, with fourth grade the strongest of the three. English language arts results are solid in third and fourth grade, though fifth grade proficiency dips to about half of tested students. Science, tested in fourth grade, shows the highest proficiency rate among all subjects and grades reported. Participation was full across every tested group. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Uinta County, which is a real strength. The fifth-grade ELA result is the soft spot in the set, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school, especially if their child is approaching upper elementary.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability over time. The assessment system itself did not flag any changes to test names or cut scores, which means the current results are internally comparable across subjects, but the lack of prior years still limits any read on direction.
Because Clark Elementary serves only elementary grades, graduation rate does not apply to this school. Chronic absenteeism data was also not reported. Information on staffing ratios, disciplinary practices, course access, Title I status, and school locale classification was either missing or not provided in the available data, so those dimensions are left out rather than guessed. The district brief for Uinta County School District #1 turned up little of lasting impact regarding recent curriculum changes, referendums, or property-tax shifts, so there is nothing to relay on that front.
What the available evidence does show is an elementary school with solid state assessment outcomes, particularly in science and upper-elementary math, set in a small Wyoming town with genuine outdoor recreation and civic infrastructure. The economic profile of the student body suggests a community where more than half of families meet income-based assistance thresholds, which gives context to the school's work without being a measure of school quality. Families considering Clark Elementary have a reasonable foundation of academic data to start from, and would benefit from direct conversation with the school about the areas where public data is thin.
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