Best Public Schools in Laramie, WY

Summary:

The city of Laramie, Wyoming is home to 12 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, all part of the Albany County School District #1. The district is ranked 17 out of 43 in Wyoming and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in Laramie stand out for their exceptional performance. Slade Elementary is ranked 6th out of 146 Wyoming elementary schools and has consistently high test scores, with over 75% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Snowy Range Academy, a public charter elementary/middle school, is ranked 14th out of 149 Wyoming elementary schools and has exceptional test scores, with over 70% of students proficient or better in most subjects across grades 3-8. Indian Paintbrush Elementary is ranked 7th out of 146 Wyoming elementary schools and has strong test scores, particularly in Mathematics, with over 80% of 4th-grade students proficient or better.

The Laramie school district as a whole performs well above the state average on most metrics, with graduation rates at 81.6% for both Laramie High School and Whiting High School. However, there is significant diversity within the district, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 21.96% at Laramie High School to 85.71% at Harmony Elementary, and spending per student varying from $11,276 at Snowy Range Academy to $41,022 at Harmony 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)			ACT English (2025)	ACT Math (2025)	ACT Reading (2025)	ACT 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 9th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 9th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 10th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Math 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cathedral Home for Children	Public, Alternative	4-12	4989 North 3rd Street	Laramie	82072	Albany County	Cathedral Home for Children - Administration Office	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 745-8997	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Laramie High School	Public	9-12	1710 Boulder Drive	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 721-4420	1,070	65	16.3	26.0%	785 (73.4%)	12 (1.1%)	184 (17.2%)	17 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.3%)	68.4	23^rd of 83 public high schools	72.3%		56.8	34^th of 80 public high schools	57.5%	11							63.6	56.8							53.9	59.9			51.4	20.3	21.5	21.8	21.8	$18,341	$2,907	$15,433
Laramie Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 North 22nd	Laramie	82072	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 721-4430	735	51	14.3	34.7%	527 (71.7%)	4 (0.5%)	151 (20.5%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	79.4	10^th of 77 public middle schools	87.0%		74	12^th of 74 public middle schools	83.8%	2				72.1	71.2	75.0						63.8	64.5	64.2				62.5						$16,971	$2,327	$14,644
Indian Paintbrush Elementary	Public	K-5	1653 North 28th Street	Laramie	82072	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 721-4490	269	24	11.0	24.2%	205 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (16.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	80.8	16^th of 149 public elementary schools	89.3%		75.4	27^th of 147 public elementary schools	81.6%	11	68.9	65.0	68.6						71.7	81.7	65.7						73.3							$19,088	$2,128	$16,960
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1203 Russell	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 721-4410	307	29	10.5	34.9%	238 (77.5%)	4 (1.3%)	47 (15.3%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	75	25^th of 149 public elementary schools	83.2%		76.4	24^th of 147 public elementary schools	83.7%	1	54.9	66.0	61.1						68.6	76.6	70.4						78.7							$19,511	$4,133	$15,378
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Lewis Road	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 745-5720	15	4	3.4	80.0%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$41,022	$11,699	$29,323
Velma Linford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 South Johnson	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 721-4439	250	22	11.4	56.8%	183 (73.2%)	2 (0.8%)	51 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	67.9	41^st of 149 public elementary schools	72.5%		68.1	40^th of 147 public elementary schools	72.8%	1	63.3	53.9	50.0						80.0	69.2	79.2						59.0							$18,884	$4,232	$14,652
Slade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1223 Shield Street	Laramie	82072	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 721-4446	440	38	11.5	39.1%	309 (70.2%)	8 (1.8%)	95 (21.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	67.6	42^nd of 149 public elementary schools	71.8%		88.8	8^th of 147 public elementary schools	94.6%	34	60.5	52.7	76.6						50.7	74.7	84.6						58.1							$18,500	$3,421	$15,078
Whiting High School	Public	9-12	801 South 24th Street	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 721-4449	43	11	3.7	58.1%	21 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	2.7	80^th of 83 public high schools	3.6%					(n/a)								18.2											18.2					$36,411	$5,475	$30,936
Snowy Range Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4037 Grand Avenue	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 745-9930	260	24	11.0	30.0%	196 (75.4%)	7 (2.7%)	14 (5.4%)	30 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	83	14^th of 149 public elementary schools	90.6%		78	22^nd of 147 public elementary schools	85.0%	8	61.3	58.8	79.3	77.4	78.3				74.2	73.5	82.8	74.2	65.2	89.5			70.6	89.5						$11,276	$00	$11,276
UW Laboratory School	Public	K-8	1400 E Lewis Street	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 721-2155	162	19	8.7	29.6%	118 (72.8%)	4 (2.5%)	14 (8.6%)	8 (4.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	49.5	84^th of 149 public elementary schools	43.6%		64	51^st of 147 public elementary schools	65.3%	33	52.4	45.5	77.3	83.3	58.8	76.5			57.1	43.5	54.6	33.3	70.6	66.7			52.2	77.8						$16,629	$2,191	$14,438
Laramie Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	608 South 4th Street	Laramie	82070	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 742-2554	97	9	10.8	36.1%	70 (72.2%)	1 (1.0%)	18 (18.6%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	38.7	105^th of 149 public elementary schools	29.5%		38.8	106^th of 147 public elementary schools	27.9%	1	38.5	61.5	66.7	50.0							22.2	25.0					61.5
Antelope Creek School	Public	K-8	451 Esterbrook Road	Laramie	82058	Albany County	Albany County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(307) 721-6400	2	1	2.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Laramie

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rock River	18.3 mi	3	58^th
Horse Creek	26.94 mi	1
Centennial	30.09 mi	1
Medicine Bow	34.43 mi	1
Wheatland	37.54 mi	6	36^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.