Summary:
ZIP code 82072 has two elementary schools: Slade Elementary serves pre-K through grade 5, and Indian Paintbrush Elementary serves kindergarten through grade 5 in Albany County School District #1. Both schools’ reported grade 3–5 results are above Wyoming averages in most subjects, and their combined average is 12.0 percentage points above the state in ELA, 12.6 points above in math, and 7.8 points above in grade 4 science. The clearest overall finding for parents is that Indian Paintbrush has the stronger results across grades, while Slade is competitive in grade 5.
Indian Paintbrush stands out across the latest results: it scored higher in five of seven subject-and-grade comparisons and exceeded the state in all seven. Its largest leads over Slade were 17.6 points in grade 4 ELA and 15.5 points in grade 4 math; it also led by 14.8 points in grade 3 math. Slade’s strongest showing was grade 5 math, where it reached 77.1%, 0.5 points above Indian Paintbrush, and its grade 5 ELA score was close behind, 75.7% versus 76.6%. Slade was above the state in six of seven results; its one exception was grade 4 ELA, at 52.0% versus 52.6% statewide.
Recent changes favor Indian Paintbrush in ELA, while results in other subjects vary by grade. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, its ELA scores rose in all three grades, by 4.6 to 8.0 points; Slade’s ELA changes ranged from a 0.9-point decline to a 2.4-point increase. Slade’s math increased 14.9 points in grade 3 but fell 9.8 points in grade 4 and 7.5 in grade 5. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking shifted from 27th to 10th for Indian Paintbrush and from 8th to 44th for Slade; its ratings moved from four to five stars for Indian Paintbrush and five to four for Slade. The schools’ student–teacher ratios were similar (11 at Indian Paintbrush and 11.5 at Slade), while reported free/reduced-lunch eligibility was 24.2% and 39.1%, respectively; these are contextual differences, not explanations for achievement.
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