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Henderson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Henderson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving 270 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Laramie County School District #1, which is ranked 32 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite adequate funding and staffing resources, Henderson Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to other schools in Wyoming. The school ranks in the bottom quarter of elementary schools in the state, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Academic performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 25.6% of 6th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 51% for the district and 50.2% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and low-income students.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Laramie County School District #1 generally outperform Henderson Elementary, with higher test scores and better rankings. For example, Buffalo Ridge Elementary and Alta Vista Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics compared to Henderson Elementary. Additionally, PODER Academy, a public charter school in the district, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 1st out of 149 Wyoming elementary schools.

244

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,881

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2820 Henderson Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82001

(307) 771-2550

District: Laramie County School District #1

Students who attend Henderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carey Junior High School
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg50%

Wyoming avg55%

135^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	17.7	135 of 149	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	129 of 147	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	124 of 146	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	127 of 144	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	140 of 153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	146 of 153	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	139 of 147	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	137 of 151	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	42.8	97 of 148	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.8	71 of 154	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.2	86 of 147	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	89 of 142	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.2	97 of 143	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.7	39 of 152	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	47.8	93 of 150	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.5	74 of 150	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	28.0	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.9	111 of 149	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.3	95 of 145	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.8	91 of 136	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.8	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	113 of 128	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	111 of 129	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	111 of 126	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	128 of 136	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	62 of 67	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	65 of 75	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	62 of 70	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	119 of 127	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	106 of 122	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	84 of 115	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	108 of 119	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	128 of 132	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	122 of 133	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	119 of 130	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	109 of 127	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	129 of 138	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	119 of 126	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	70.9	13 of 75	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	24.1	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	91 of 105	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	87 of 105	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	73 of 101	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	91 of 103	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	101 of 113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	113 of 120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	102 of 103	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)83rd percentile+78 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-12 vs state

Science35%-20 vs state

Mathematics34%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Henderson 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Henderson Elementary

Is Henderson Elementary a good school?

Henderson Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Wyoming elementary schools.

How many students attend Henderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Henderson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Henderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carey Junior High School
High : East High School

What is the racial makeup of Henderson Elementary?

Students at Henderson Elementary are 62% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Henderson Elementary in?

Laramie County School District #1

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