Elementary Schools in Laramie County School District #1

Summary:

The Laramie County School District #1 in Wyoming contains 26 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade, with enrollment ranging from 87 to 443 students. The district as a whole is ranked 32 out of 43 districts in the state and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out as high-performing, including PODER Academy, which ranks 1st out of 149 elementary schools in Wyoming with 84-92% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 76-88% in Mathematics. Other top-performing schools include Jessup Elementary, Anderson Elementary, Pioneer Park Elementary, and Gilchrist Elementary. However, there is a significant gap in academic performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the district.

The data also reveals a potential correlation between poverty and academic achievement, as schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates tend to have lower test scores. Additionally, the district's only public charter school, PODER Academy, stands out as the top-performing elementary school, suggesting the importance of school leadership, teaching quality, and overall school culture in driving student success. These insights highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by the lower-performing schools in the Laramie County School District #1.

District Detail

2810 House Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001

(307) 771-2100

SchoolDigger Rank:
32^nd of 43 Wyoming districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,426

Primary Schools: 28
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1514 East 16th Street	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2310	227	23	10.0	67.8%	137 (60.4%)	2 (0.9%)	66 (29.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.7%)	55.4	75^th of 149 public elementary schools	49.7%		27.4	120^th of 147 public elementary schools	18.4%	45	54.3	64.0	54.8	63.0	62.9	76.0	56.3	42.9	44.0	$25,293	$5,320	$19,973
Arp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1780 E. Pershing Blvd.	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2365	332	33	10.0	67.8%	147 (44.3%)	3 (0.9%)	155 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	14.4	138^th of 149 public elementary schools	7.4%		12.1	138^th of 147 public elementary schools	6.1%		27.3	27.3	31.8	59.1	44.1	8.9	16.3	40.9	22.2	$21,980	$4,036	$17,944
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
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
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
Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 West 9th Street	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2480	164	16	10.3	64.6%	73 (44.5%)	1 (0.6%)	77 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	7.1	144^th of 149 public elementary schools	3.4%		9.3	142^nd of 147 public elementary schools	3.4%	2	18.2	30.0	22.7	42.9	12.5	20.0	31.8	28.6	30.0	$25,978	$4,842	$21,135
Davis Elementary	Public	K-4	6309 Yellowstone Road	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2600	210	19	10.8	40.0%	142 (67.6%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (18.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.0%)	49	85^th of 149 public elementary schools	43.0%		39.1	104^th of 147 public elementary schools	29.3%	19	63.3	45.0			61.2	45.0			57.1	$18,448	$2,792	$15,656
Deming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	715 West 5th Ave	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2400	96	6	15.1	42.7%	65 (67.7%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)	42.1				42.1					$21,745	$2,169	$19,576
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
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
Gilchrist Elementary	Public	K-6	1108 Happy Jack Road	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2285	129	10	12.3	22.5%	114 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	69.7	37^th of 149 public elementary schools	75.2%		79.3	18^th of 147 public elementary schools	87.8%	19	45.5	73.7	70.6	64.3	54.6	79.0	82.4	50.0	73.7	$22,329	$3,082	$19,247
Goins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	224 Dey Avenue	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2620	299	25	11.7	67.6%	125 (41.8%)	18 (6.0%)	131 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	2.9	146^th of 149 public elementary schools	2.0%		2.2	145^th of 147 public elementary schools	1.4%	1	26.3	19.4	17.1	32.0	29.0	11.1		18.0	19.4	$17,353	$2,797	$14,556
Hebard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	413 Seymour Avenue	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2450	120	15	8.0	64.2%	65 (54.2%)	2 (1.7%)	46 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	13.5	140^th of 149 public elementary schools	6.0%		26.4	121^st of 147 public elementary schools	17.7%	19	25.0	40.0	40.0	38.5	25.0	46.7	20.0	15.4	46.7	$27,221	$5,192	$22,029
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
Hobbs Elementary	Public	K-4	5710 Syracuse Road	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2560	220	16	14.0	21.4%	154 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (20.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	31.5	117^th of 149 public elementary schools	21.5%		50.2	83^rd of 147 public elementary schools	43.5%	34	42.2	38.6			31.1	54.6			61.4	$17,053	$2,213	$14,841
Clawson Elementary	Public	K-6	376 Road 228A	Horse Creek	82061	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2291	9	1	6.4		7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$68,384	$2,631	$65,753
Jessup Elementary	Public	K-4	6113 Evers Boulevard	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2570	118	12	10.1	15.3%	91 (77.1%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (9.3%)	95.4	2^nd of 149 public elementary schools	98.7%		74.1	31^st of 147 public elementary schools	78.9%	29	82.1	84.0			82.1	84.0			88.0	$19,836	$2,573	$17,262
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
Pioneer Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1407 Cosgriff Court	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2316	420	28	14.8	35.2%	319 (76.0%)	8 (1.9%)	61 (14.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	80.7	17^th of 149 public elementary schools	88.6%		85.7	12^th of 147 public elementary schools	91.8%	5	78.5	65.0	64.7	82.7	69.2	71.7	58.8	84.9	71.7	$16,387	$1,766	$14,621
Rossman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	916 West College Drive	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2544	305	27	11.4	67.5%	172 (56.4%)	6 (2.0%)	110 (36.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	6.9	145^th of 149 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.6	143^rd of 147 public elementary schools	2.7%	2	42.5	17.5	25.0	29.3	40.0	27.5	22.2	17.1	15.4	$18,718	$4,079	$14,639
Willadsen Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Road 102	Granite Canyon	82059	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2295	7	2	3.5		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$60,057	$2,999	$57,058
Freedom Elementary	Public	K-6	4500 Happy Jack Road	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2305	323	26	12.4	34.7%	196 (60.7%)	27 (8.4%)	39 (12.1%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	49 (15.2%)	71.3	33^rd of 149 public elementary schools	77.9%		65.9	47^th of 147 public elementary schools	68.0%	14	48.9	68.2	83.3	66.7	68.1	53.5	77.8	59.5	68.2	$18,033	$2,336	$15,697
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
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
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2204 Plain View Road	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2606	292	24	12.0	35.3%	211 (72.3%)	3 (1.0%)	60 (20.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	85.4	10^th of 149 public elementary schools	93.3%		82.2	16^th of 147 public elementary schools	89.1%	6	66.1	78.9			69.4	71.2			92.3	$17,230	$2,401	$14,829
Afflerbach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 West Wallick Road	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 771-2300	352	34	10.2	68.2%	179 (50.9%)	9 (2.6%)	154 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	8.7	143^rd of 149 public elementary schools	4.0%		11.5	140^th of 147 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	20.3	23.9	30.0	45.7	37.7	26.1	30.0	31.9	20.0	$21,518	$4,348	$17,170
PODER Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2201 Morrie Avenue	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 632-2248	214	15	14.3	50.0%	110 (51.4%)	8 (3.7%)	70 (32.7%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.4%)	95.9	1^st of 149 public elementary schools	99.3%		91.7	4^th of 147 public elementary schools	97.3%	3	84.0	92.9	92.3		76.0		88.5		89.3
Prairie Wind Elementary	Public	K-4	11400 Yellowstone Road	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2340	299	23	13.2	11.0%	248 (82.9%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	73.3	30^th of 149 public elementary schools	79.9%		54.5	74^th of 147 public elementary schools	49.7%	44	69.9	61.7			71.6	68.3			58.3	$16,665	$2,144	$14,521

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Northeast Wyoming BOCES	3.78 mi	4
Rite of Passage	9.64 mi	1
SE Wyoming Juvenile Center - Admin Office	9.67 mi	1

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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.