Elementary Schools in Johnson County School District #1

Summary:

The Johnson County School District #1 in Wyoming is home to two elementary schools: Meadowlark Elementary and Cloud Peak Elementary. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade in the Johnson County area.

Based on the available data, Cloud Peak Elementary appears to be the standout school in the district. It consistently ranks higher in statewide rankings, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and outperforms the district and state averages on standardized test scores across multiple grade levels and subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

While Meadowlark Elementary also performs well, there is a significant difference in spending per student between the two schools, with Cloud Peak Elementary spending $25,442 per student compared to $18,623 per student at Meadowlark Elementary. This difference in resources may contribute to the observed performance gap between the schools.

District Detail

601 West Lott Street
Buffalo, WY 82834

(307) 684-9571

SchoolDigger Rank:
19^th of 43 Wyoming districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,137

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	550 South Burritt Avenue	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 684-9518	211	24	8.7	43.6%	182 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.6%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)								$18,623	$1,344	$17,279
Cloud Peak Elementary	Public	3-5	100 Conrad	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 684-0153	225	21	10.5	36.0%	205 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	64.1	53^rd of 149 public elementary schools	64.4%		66.9	44^th of 147 public elementary schools	70.1%	9	50.6	62.1	59.7	65.4	60.3	68.8	67.2	$25,442	$7,167	$18,275

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sheridan County School District #2	19.36 mi	10	5^th
Sheridan County School District #3	26 mi	4
Sheridan County School District #1	28.45 mi	8	3^rd
Wyoming Department of Family Services	32.64 mi	2
Northeast Wyoming BOCES	35.84 mi	4

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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.

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