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Alta Vista Elementary

Q: Is Alta Vista Elementary a good school?

Alta Vista Elementary ranks 75 th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Alta Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving 235 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Laramie County School District #1, which is ranked 32 out of 43 districts in the state.

Alta Vista Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to district and state averages. While the school has outperformed in some areas, its statewide ranking has fluctuated between 75th and 135th out of 149-153 Wyoming elementary schools over the past few years. However, certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special needs, have performed particularly well, ranking among the top 10-22 schools in the state. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.28% to 67.98%, which is significantly higher than nearby schools.

Despite the school's challenges, it has a higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, ranging from $20,768 to $26,919 per student. Additionally, Alta Vista Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.3 to 9.9 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools. These factors suggest that the school is allocating more resources to support its students, but the inconsistent academic performance indicates that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and identify areas for improvement.

227

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,293

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1514 East 16th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82001

(307) 771-2310

District: Laramie County School District #1

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carey Junior High School
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Wyoming average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg50%

Wyoming avg55%

75^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Laramie County School District #1

32^nd of 43Laramie 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	75 of 149	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	120 of 147	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	134 of 146	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	133 of 144	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	135 of 153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	148 of 153	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	137 of 147	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	142 of 151	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	144 of 148	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	151 of 154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	128 of 147	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	137 of 142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	136 of 143	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	139 of 152	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	136 of 150	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	51.0	79 of 150	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.7	99 of 151	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.2	41 of 149	72.5%	★★★★☆
2006	60.1	57 of 145	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	24.6	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	122 of 131	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	28 of 72	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	86 of 128	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	116 of 125	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	128 of 129	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	115 of 126	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	119 of 125	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	10 of 66	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	32.4	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.3	11 of 55	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	28.1	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	64 of 67	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	61 of 75	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	35 of 127	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	31.9	94 of 122	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	113 of 115	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	93 of 110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	94 of 119	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	61 of 133	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	88 of 130	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	118 of 127	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	117 of 134	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	128 of 138	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	117 of 126	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	22 of 81	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	38 of 77	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	39 of 71	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	50 of 75	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	39 of 64	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	46 of 105	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	83 of 105	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	98 of 101	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	97 of 103	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	118 of 120	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	100 of 103	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+53 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+4 vs state

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Science44%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 19, 2017

No discipline. They allow the students to continuously steal from each other, teachers and other staff with little consequences. They also except stolen money and feel that's not an issue if it was stolen outside of school. I would and will go out of my way to he sure none of my children or friends kids attend this school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista Elementary?

Students at Alta Vista Elementary are 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Alta Vista Elementary in?

Laramie County School District #1

What schools do graduates of Alta Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carey Junior High School
High : East High School

How many students attend Alta Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Alta Vista Elementary.

Is Alta Vista Elementary a good school?

Alta Vista Elementary ranks 75^th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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