Summary:
The 82009 zip code area of Cheyenne, Wyoming is home to 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Laramie County School District #1. The district is ranked 29 out of 42 in Wyoming and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Within this area, a few schools stand out as high-performing, including Anderson Elementary, which ranked 16th out of 147 Wyoming elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, and Jessup Elementary, which ranked 31st and also has a 4-star rating. These schools have impressive test scores, with over 60% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Another standout is Gilchrist Elementary, a small school that ranked 18th and has a 4-star rating, with over 80% of 3rd and 4th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics.
However, the schools in the 82009 zip code also show a wide range of performance, with some lower-performing schools like Davis Elementary and Buffalo Ridge Elementary. There appears to be an inverse relationship between poverty levels, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, with the highest-poverty schools tending to have lower test scores. Identifying and replicating the practices of the high-performing schools could help raise achievement levels more broadly across the district.
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