The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 39% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Greybull Elementary
Greybull Elementary sits in the town of Greybull, a small community in the Bighorn Basin of north-central Wyoming where three state highways converge. The town grew around the railroad and retains a compact downtown along Greybull Avenue, with century-old brick buildings, locally owned shops, cafes, and saloons. Outdoor recreation surrounds the area, with hunting, fishing, hiking, and camping on nearby public lands. The Greybull River flows through town. Civic amenities include a town swimming pool, a disc golf course at East Bridge Landing Park, a public library branch, and a volunteer-run local museum. A Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting sits at the airport north of town, a nod to the community's history as a base for aerial firefighting operations. The town's population has been declining over the long term, though recent estimates show a slight uptick. A capital improvement plan was recently completed to help the town pursue projects and funding. No new housing developments or large-scale commercial projects surfaced in available sources.
The school is part of Big Horn County School District #3, which operates separate elementary, middle, and high school campuses in Greybull. Greybull Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The enrollment is small, as is typical for rural Wyoming schools, and the majority of students are white, with a meaningful Hispanic presence and a handful of students from other racial backgrounds. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those figures are not available here. The district brief turned up no parent-relevant changes such as referendums, curriculum overhauls, or property-tax shifts in recent searches.
On state assessments through Wyoming's WY-TOPP, the most recent results paint a mixed picture. Math is the relative bright spot. Third-grade proficiency sits around the halfway mark, fourth grade moves somewhat above that, and fifth grade shows a strong jump, with roughly three-quarters of tested students reaching proficiency. That upward trajectory across grade levels in math is a pattern a parent might find encouraging. English language arts is softer. Third-grade proficiency is below the halfway mark, fourth grade is only slightly higher, and fifth grade climbs to just under half of students proficient. Science, tested only in fourth grade, lands at about half proficient. Participation was full across every tested grade and subject, which speaks to consistent engagement with the assessment process.
Placed relative to districts in Big Horn County, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint of the four-district set. That positioning reflects the gap between stronger math outcomes and weaker ELA results across the grade band. A parent weighing this school may want to look into reading and writing support more closely, particularly in the earlier grades.
Because Greybull Elementary does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available, and no civil-rights, discipline, course-access, staffing, or program-detail data was provided, so those dimensions could not be assessed.
Housing in the Greybull area is affordable compared with state and national benchmarks. Typical home values sit well below the Wyoming state level and the national level, and values have been appreciating at a modest pace. The price-to-income ratio is favorable, and current mortgage rates remain in the range that has shaped buyer budgets over the past year. Rental data was not available. For a family considering the area, the housing market combined with the town's outdoor access and small-town character may appeal, while the academic picture suggests math is on solid footing and literacy is an area worth asking about.
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