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Arapahoe Elementary

Q: Is Arapahoe Elementary a good school?

Arapahoe Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Wyoming elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Arapahoe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Arapahoe Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Arapahoe Elementary?

Students at Arapahoe Elementary are 91% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Arapahoe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arapahoe Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Arapahoe Charter High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Arapahoe Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Arapahoe, Wyoming, part of the Fremont County School District #38. The school has consistently ranked near the bottom of Wyoming elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arapahoe Elementary's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.3% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.3%, and only 9.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 57.4%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking 128th out of 128 Wyoming elementary schools for female students and 133rd out of 133 for male students in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year.

Arapahoe Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 96.23% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 students per teacher, it has not been able to translate this resource into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Ft. Washakie Elementary, Gannett Peak Elementary, and Baldwin Creek Elementary, generally perform better academically than Arapahoe Elementary, highlighting the need for more effective interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

392

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,694

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

445 Little Wind River Bottom R
Arapahoe, WY 82510

(307) 856-9333

District: Fremont County School District #38

Students who attend Arapahoe Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arapahoe Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

90.6%

Hispanic:

5.1%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (15% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 43 pts below the Wyoming average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Wyoming avg55%

Elementary school

148^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

76^th of 77

Wyoming public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 43Fremont County School District #38 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	0.5	148 of 149	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.6	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	143 of 144	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.5	151 of 151	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	147 of 148	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.5	153 of 154	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	146 of 147	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	141 of 142	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.5	142 of 143	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	152 of 152	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	150 of 150	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	150 of 150	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.7	151 of 151	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	148 of 149	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	142 of 145	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.5	133 of 136	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.9	128 of 131	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	0.8	128 of 128	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	136 of 136	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	125 of 125	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	121 of 122	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.2	119 of 119	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	98 of 99	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	0.5	133 of 133	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	130 of 130	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	136 of 138	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	125 of 126	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	7.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.5	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	76 of 77	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	75 of 76	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.2	76 of 76	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	75 of 76	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	63 of 65	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.6	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.5	72 of 73	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.2	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	69 of 71	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	68 of 71	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	74 of 75	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.8	69 of 69	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	60 of 61	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	64 of 64	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.6	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	61 of 62	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	50 of 51	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.5	53 of 54	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	64 of 65	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	65 of 66	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	65 of 66	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.4	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.3	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2018	78.4	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Native American (2021)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2018)90th percentile+87 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Native American (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-39 vs state

Science12%-41 vs state

Mathematics11%-43 vs state

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Schools Near Arapahoe 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 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 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
Arapahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	445 Little Wind River Bottom R	Arapahoe	82510	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #38	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 856-9333	392	45	8.7	97.2%	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0.5	148^th of 149 public elementary schools	0.7%		0.6	147^th of 147 public elementary schools	0.0%	1		9.3	16.3	12.5	16.7	37.2		9.3	9.3	14.0	9.3	14.0	$47,694	$6,175	$41,518
Willow Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	1200 West Monroe Avenue	Riverton	82501	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 856-6004	269	23	11.5	39.0%	167 (62.1%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	57.3	72^nd of 149 public elementary schools	51.7%					(n/a)	52.5	56.3					58.3	60.4			64.6		$25,905	$5,191	$20,714
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-2	720 West Jackson Avenue	Riverton	82501	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 856-9495	173	16	10.8	56.6%	83 (48.0%)	2 (1.2%)	30 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (27.7%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.6%)								(n/a)													$23,552	$5,769	$17,783
Rendezvous Elementary	Public	3-5	413 North 4th West	Riverton	82501	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 857-7070	324	28	11.4	47.8%	195 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.0%)	48.1	90^th of 149 public elementary schools	39.6%		62.6	56^th of 147 public elementary schools	61.9%	34	46.7	51.5	62.7				41.3	60.6	61.6		57.6		$21,756	$5,108	$16,648
Aspen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1620 East Sunset Avenue	Riverton	82501	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 856-2625	286	28	10.2	43.4%	171 (59.8%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.8%)	4 (1.4%)	54 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.7%)								(n/a)													$21,922	$5,689	$16,233
Wyoming Indian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	369 Blue Sky Highway	Ethete	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-2053	250	26	9.6	77.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0.4	149^th of 149 public elementary schools	0.0%		0.7	146^th of 147 public elementary schools	0.7%	3	5.4	9.6	14.9				5.4	5.8	10.6		9.6		$37,333	$5,879	$31,454
Gannett Peak Elementary	Public	K-3	615 Popo Agie	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-6690	436	42	10.4	40.4%	325 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)								(n/a)	57.1						57.1						$19,648	$2,397	$17,252
Baldwin Creek Elementary	Public	4-5	350 Smith Street	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-6967	210	16	13.0	36.7%	170 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	4 (1.9%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	67.1	43^rd of 149 public elementary schools	71.1%		71.2	36^th of 147 public elementary schools	75.5%	7		53.2	73.1					52.3	75.3		67.6		$19,258	$2,359	$16,900
Ft. Washakie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	90 Ethete Road	Fort Washakie	82514	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-2380	255	36	7.0	92.5%	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1.7	147^th of 149 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.9	144^th of 147 public elementary schools	2.0%	3	20.6	22.2	24.3	22.0			20.6	18.5	5.4		11.1		$48,494	$4,990	$43,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Arapahoe Elementary

How many students attend Arapahoe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Arapahoe Elementary.

Is Arapahoe Elementary a good school?

Arapahoe Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Wyoming elementary schools.

What district is Arapahoe Elementary in?

Fremont County School District #38

What is the racial makeup of Arapahoe Elementary?

Students at Arapahoe Elementary are 91% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Arapahoe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arapahoe Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arapahoe Charter High School

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