Anderson Elementary

Anderson Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Cheyenne, Wyoming, part of Laramie County School District #1, with 292 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 216 students each, so Anderson Elementary sits 35% above that benchmark.

Laramie County School District #1 runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 13,426 students. Anderson Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Anderson Elementary logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Laramie County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Anderson Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wyoming public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 59.8%; Anderson Elementary posts 76.5%, +16.7 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Laramie County shows median household income runs about $80,173, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anderson Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Laramie County (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students).

Buffalo Ridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anderson Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 10% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.