The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Math. The lowest is 39% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School sits on North Jane Street in Casper, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Natrona County School District #1. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is moderate for an elementary building in this district. The student body reflects a genuinely mixed community: roughly half white and about two-fifths Hispanic, with small shares of American Indian, multiracial, Black, and Asian students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which points to a working-class population. The school does not report IEP or English-learner figures in the data available, so families wanting detail on special-education services or language support would need to ask the school directly.
Casper itself is Wyoming's second-largest city and a regional hub for banking, commerce, and energy. Publicly reported sources describe a city that grew up as an oil boomtown and still carries that industrial identity alongside a service economy. The built environment is sprawling and car-oriented, with Interstate 25 as the main artery. Schools and civic institutions are spread across separate campuses rather than clustered downtown. Families at Lincoln live in a city with a parks-and-trails system, a municipal golf course, summer concerts at Washington Park, and cultural sites like the Nicolaysen Art Museum and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, most of them a short drive rather than a walk away.
On state assessments, Lincoln's results are mixed and worth reading carefully. Third-grade proficiency is the bright spot, with solid shares of students meeting or exceeding expectations in both math and English language arts. Performance drops off in the upper grades. Fourth-grade ELA proficiency is notably low, with only about a quarter of tested students reaching proficiency, and fifth-grade ELA along with fourth-grade math and science sit below half. Participation rates across all tested grades are essentially full, which means these results reflect nearly the entire student population rather than a skewed subset. When placed relative to districts in Natrona County, Lincoln's overall proficiency lands in the bottom quartile. A parent may want to look into how the school supports literacy growth between third and fourth grade, since that is where the steepest dip appears.
The broader district context matters here. Natrona County School District #1 has approved a facilities master plan that publicly reported sources describe as including school consolidations, a new elementary school, and repurposing of older buildings to address declining enrollment and aging facilities. This means the school landscape for families across Casper is shifting, and Lincoln families should watch for any changes to attendance boundaries or feeder patterns.
Housing in Lincoln's zip code is relatively affordable compared with state and national benchmarks. Home values sit well below the Wyoming statewide figure, and rents are modest. The cost of renting absorbs a smaller share of household income than in many places, though purchasing a home at current mortgage rates carries a heavier monthly burden than renting. For families weighing where to live while their children attend Lincoln, the rental market offers a practical entry point.
Lincoln Elementary fits a family looking for a traditional neighborhood school with a diverse peer group in an affordable community. The academic picture has real strengths in the early grades alongside clear soft spots in the upper grades, and the district's facilities changes add a layer of uncertainty about long-term school assignments. Families considering Lincoln would do well to ask the school about its literacy instruction in the intermediate grades and about how the district's consolidation plan may affect this building.
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