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Sunrise Elementary

Q: Is Sunrise Elementary a good school?

Sunrise Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Wyoming elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Sunrise Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Sunrise Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Elementary?

Students at Sunrise Elementary are 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Johnson Junior High School High : South High School

Public Grades K-6

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving 321 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Laramie County School District #1, which is ranked 32 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunrise Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Wyoming elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sunrise Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 44.7%, compared to 50.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade ELA, where the proficiency rate was only 34% compared to 48.6% for the district and 51.3% for the state.

Sunrise Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Female students perform better than male students, and the school's special education students perform relatively better, ranking 27th out of 81 Wyoming elementary schools in 2024-2025. However, Hispanic students and White students perform below their peers statewide. Sunrise Elementary also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 39.25% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and the school's performance for this subgroup is below average. Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Alta Vista Elementary, Arp Elementary, and Saddle Ridge Elementary, Sunrise Elementary's performance is generally lower.

315

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,293

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5021 East 13th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82001

(307) 771-2280

District: Laramie County School District #1

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnson Junior High School
High:	South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (44% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Wyoming average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg50%

Wyoming avg55%

121^st of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Laramie County School District #1

32^nd of 43Laramie County School District #1 among Wyoming districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	121 of 149	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	118 of 147	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	131 of 146	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	128 of 144	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	138 of 153	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	136 of 153	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	128 of 147	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	130 of 151	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	138 of 148	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	137 of 154	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.5	133 of 147	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	133 of 142	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	128 of 143	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	134 of 152	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	137 of 150	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	132 of 150	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	47 of 72	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	97 of 128	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	89 of 125	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	105 of 129	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	114 of 126	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	116 of 136	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	58 of 67	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	49 of 70	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	104 of 122	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	98 of 115	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	92 of 110	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	113 of 119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	109 of 133	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	107 of 130	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	126 of 138	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	93 of 126	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	27 of 81	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.7	78 of 84	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	55 of 77	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	54 of 71	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	53 of 75	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	36 of 64	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	80 of 105	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	90 of 103	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	99 of 113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	108 of 120	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	84 of 103	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-6 vs state

Mathematics41%-14 vs state

Science34%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Sunrise Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2025)				WY-TOPP Mathematics (2025)				WY-TOPP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 4th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 5th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	5021 East 13th Street	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2280	315	27	11.6	71.4%	181 (57.5%)	12 (3.8%)	98 (31.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	29.1	121^st of 149 public elementary schools	18.8%		28.8	118^th of 147 public elementary schools	19.7%	3	44.7	34.0	51.3	66.0	41.0	32.0	41.0	51.1	34.0	$19,293	$2,651	$16,643
Bain Elementary	Public	K-6	903 Adams Avenue	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2525	221	21	10.4	71.5%	141 (63.8%)	5 (2.3%)	61 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	19.8	131^st of 149 public elementary schools	12.1%		32.2	114^th of 147 public elementary schools	22.4%	17	53.7	38.2	27.3	36.7	58.5	32.4	22.7	33.3	32.4	$21,290	$2,706	$18,584
Baggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3705 Cheyenne Street	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2385	336	27	12.2	64.6%	188 (56.0%)	12 (3.6%)	111 (33.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	34.6	113^th of 149 public elementary schools	24.2%		35.6	110^th of 147 public elementary schools	25.2%	3	52.5	28.9	43.6	66.7	53.7	25.0	51.3	57.8	28.9	$19,859	$4,489	$15,369
Lebhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	807 Coolidge Street	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2614	105	10	10.0	60.0%	55 (52.4%)	5 (4.8%)	35 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.5%)								(n/a)										$21,433	$4,083	$17,350
Dildine Elementary	Public	K-4	4312 Van Buren Avenue	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2320	298	22	13.5	49.0%	182 (61.1%)	9 (3.0%)	87 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	41.9	96^th of 149 public elementary schools	35.6%		56.2	71^st of 147 public elementary schools	51.7%	25	47.7	63.0			47.7	55.6			44.4	$16,976	$1,986	$14,991
Saddle Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	6815 Wilderness Trail	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2360	333	28	11.8	27.6%	234 (70.3%)	4 (1.2%)	78 (23.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	51.1	80^th of 149 public elementary schools	46.3%		49.7	84^th of 147 public elementary schools	42.9%	4	50.0	48.5			59.8	56.1			64.2	$17,895	$2,486	$15,409
Henderson Elementary	Public	K-6	2820 Henderson Drive	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2550	244	20	12.0	58.2%	152 (62.3%)	4 (1.6%)	73 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	17.7	135^th of 149 public elementary schools	9.4%		18.1	129^th of 147 public elementary schools	12.2%	6	30.6	43.8	47.8	48.7	32.4	37.5	39.1	25.6	35.4	$17,881	$2,884	$14,997
Fairview Elementary	Public	3-6	2801 East 10th Street	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2610	94	9	10.1	71.3%	61 (64.9%)	2 (2.1%)	27 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	19	134^th of 149 public elementary schools	10.1%		20	127^th of 147 public elementary schools	13.6%	7	40.9	28.6	32.0	58.8	54.6	10.7	12.0	29.4	42.9	$24,841	$4,547	$20,294
Cheyenne Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5200 Ridge Road	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Cheyenne Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(307) 778-8222	150	11	13.6		130 (86.7%)	2 (1.3%)	12 (8.0%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0	70.6	50.0		50.0	50.0	11.1		66.7
Buffalo Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	5331 Pineridge Avenue	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2595	153	16	9.5	43.1%	102 (66.7%)	2 (1.3%)	36 (23.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.8%)	48.9	86^th of 149 public elementary schools	42.3%		50.3	81^st of 147 public elementary schools	44.9%	5	61.5	40.0			80.8	50.0			43.3	$20,889	$2,589	$18,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary

What district is Sunrise Elementary in?

Laramie County School District #1

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Sunrise Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnson Junior High School
High : South High School

Is Sunrise Elementary a good school?

Sunrise Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Wyoming elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Elementary?

Students at Sunrise Elementary are 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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