Cheyenne Wells Elementary School

Cheyenne Wells Elementary School operates as a minimally staffed elementary campus in CHEYENNE WELLS, Colorado, operated by Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5. Current enrollment sits at 90 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Cheyenne Wells Elementary School sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 (174 students total), Cheyenne Wells Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Cheyenne Wells Elementary School records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 26% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cheyenne Wells Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cheyenne County put median household earnings sit near $70,865, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Cheyenne County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 283 students), of which Cheyenne Wells Elementary School is one.

Cheyenne Wells Junior/High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 113 students in 2018 compared to 90 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Cheyenne Wells Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.