The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in English language arts. The lowest is 73% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cokeville Elementary
Cokeville Elementary sits in a very small rural town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, serving kindergarten through sixth grade as part of Lincoln County School District #2. The town takes its name from coal found in the area and grew up around the railroad, with sheep ranching once prominent enough to earn it the informal title of "Sheep Capital of the World." Today the community is primarily residential with limited commercial activity along US 30, the only thoroughfare. The built environment is auto-oriented, and the schools sit within the town rather than on separated campuses. Publicly reported population data show the town has remained relatively stable over decades with only slight fluctuations and no major housing developments or growth initiatives on the horizon. For families considering this area, that means a quiet, rooted community without development pressure or rapid change.
The school itself is small, with a modest total enrollment spread across seven grade levels. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is predominantly white, with a small number of Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. Data on individualized education programs and English learner services were not reported, so families whose children receive those supports may want to ask the school directly about what is available.
On state assessments through Wyoming's WY-TOPP in the most recent school year, Cokeville Elementary posted strong results across the tested grades. In math, proficiency was high in third grade, with nearly all tested students meeting or exceeding the standard, and remained solid in the upper elementary grades. English language arts followed a similar pattern, with third and fifth grade landing in the highest reported range and fourth and sixth grade still showing a clear majority of students proficient. Science was tested in fourth grade, where most students demonstrated proficiency. The tested groups at each grade level were small, which means a single student's performance shifts the picture more than it would in a larger school, but the pattern across grades and subjects is consistently above the state proficiency bar. When measured against districts in Lincoln County, the school's overall proficiency sits at the top of that small comparison set.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and that gap reflects the grade band rather than anything about the school's performance. Chronic absenteeism data were not available. We also looked for information on program offerings, course access, staffing, and discipline and found little in the provided data, so those areas are left out rather than guessed.
At the district level, Lincoln County School District #2 has seen some parent-relevant changes, though most of the facility work has been in the Star Valley area rather than in Cokeville. Star Valley High School underwent renovation and expansion to add classroom space and modernize facilities, and Afton Elementary received a classroom addition to address capacity needs tied to enrollment growth in that part of the district. The district also adopted new English Language Arts curriculum materials through a teacher review and board approval process, which affects instruction across elementary and secondary grades. For Cokeville families, the ELA curriculum adoption is the most directly relevant of these changes, though the facility investments signal a district paying attention to growth pressures in its more populated areas.
What the data paint is a small, stable rural school with consistently strong academic outcomes in a close-knit community. The trade-offs are the ones you would expect: limited program and staffing detail in the available data, small cohort sizes that can make year-to-year comparisons swing, and a town with modest commercial activity and auto-dependent infrastructure. For a family drawn to rural life and a school where most students are hitting state benchmarks, this is a place worth a closer look.
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