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UW Laboratory School

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UW Laboratory School ranks 84 th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

UW Laboratory School is a high-performing elementary school serving grades K-8 in Laramie, Wyoming, with a total enrollment of 229 students. It is part of the Albany County School District #1, which is ranked 17th out of 43 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

UW Laboratory School consistently ranks in the top half of Wyoming elementary schools, with a high ranking of 24th out of 148 schools in the 2015-2016 school year. The school's standout performance is particularly evident in special education, where it has ranked as high as 3rd out of 81 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, UW Laboratory School generally outperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 83.3% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 70.6% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year.

While UW Laboratory School's academic performance is impressive, it is important to note that the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 25.76% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly lower than the district average, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance. The school's close proximity to other high-performing elementary schools in the Laramie area, such as Slade Elementary, Indian Paintbrush Elementary, and Spring Creek Elementary, suggests that the region may have a strong educational ecosystem that supports the success of its schools.

162

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,629

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 E Lewis Street
Laramie, WY 82070

(307) 721-2155

District: Albany County School District #1

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Two or more races:

9.3%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wyoming average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Albany County School District #1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg66%

Wyoming avg55%

Elementary school

84^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

15^th of 77

Wyoming public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wyoming Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Albany County School District #1

17^th of 43Albany 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	84 of 149	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	51 of 147	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	29 of 146	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	39 of 144	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	29 of 153	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	41 of 153	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	36 of 147	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	58.3	63 of 151	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.5	24 of 148	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	60.3	57 of 154	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.7	31 of 147	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	22 of 142	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	18 of 143	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	37 of 152	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	30 of 150	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	41 of 150	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	27 of 151	82.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.6	34 of 149	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	39 of 145	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	88.4	13 of 136	90.4%	★★★★★
2004	82.5	16 of 131	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	84 of 128	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	59 of 125	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.2	18 of 129	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	31 of 126	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	20 of 132	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	51 of 136	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	40 of 125	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	58.8	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	25 of 99	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	94 of 133	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	67 of 130	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.1	39 of 132	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	45 of 127	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	31 of 134	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	30 of 138	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	19 of 126	84.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	64.9	20 of 84	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	5 of 77	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	71 of 105	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	36 of 105	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	54 of 103	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.7	33 of 113	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	34 of 120	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	27 of 103	73.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	15 of 77	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	20 of 74	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	20 of 74	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	15 of 76	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	3 of 76	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	9 of 76	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	2 of 65	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	77.9	5 of 72	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	68.4	16 of 73	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	20 of 74	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	87.0	3 of 77	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	69.1	16 of 71	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.1	6 of 71	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	4 of 75	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	55.9	30 of 75	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.9	9 of 69	87.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	9 of 72	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	58.9	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	81.6	8 of 68	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	88.5	5 of 61	91.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	82.0	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	11 of 63	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	36.6	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.5	16 of 63	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	21 of 63	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	6 of 56	89.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	28 of 65	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	23 of 64	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.0	9 of 66	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	96.1	1 of 63	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2024	80.2	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2024	67.6	12 of 50	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	70.1	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	2 of 49	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+10 vs school

White (2024)76th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+9 vs state

Science65%+13 vs state

Mathematics54%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th 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 Science 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about UW Laboratory School

How many students attend UW Laboratory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended UW Laboratory School.

What is the racial makeup of UW Laboratory School?

Students at UW Laboratory School are 73% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is UW Laboratory School a good school?

UW Laboratory School ranks 84^th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is UW Laboratory School in?

Albany County School District #1

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