Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000097
Arp Elementary
1780 E. Pershing Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 771-2365 · Laramie County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wyoming public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
225 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 41% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
26.6%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wyoming's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arp Elementary
Arp Elementary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arp Elementary this school | 332 | 67.8% | 30.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Casper | 433 | 71.4% | 45.0% |
| Afflerbach Elementary Cheyenne | 352 | 68.2% | 28.9% |
| Rossman Elementary Cheyenne | 305 | 67.5% | 25.6% |
| Cole Elementary Cheyenne | 164 | 64.6% | 26.5% |
| Desert View Elementary Rock Springs | 181 | 69.6% | 25.6% |
Matched among Wyoming elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arp Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #108 of 116 | #18 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #115 of 121 | #21 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #111 of 121 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #33 of 187 | #5 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #16 of 109 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #6 of 109 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #13 of 139 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #69 of 89 | #15 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
332
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 332 | 33 | 10.1:1 | 68% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 30.6 | 10.2:1 | 49% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 29 | 11.5:1 | 71% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 79% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 28.5 | 12.7:1 | 75% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 78% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | N/A | N/A | 74% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 99% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arp Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (362 to 332); teachers up 15% (28.5 to 33).
About Arp Elementary
Arp Elementary runs as a large elementary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Its enrollment is 332 students, spread over pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Wyoming, the average enrollment is about 216.
Arp Elementary is a school in Laramie County School District #1. The district has 39 schools and 13,426 students.
Hispanic students account for 47% of enrollment at Arp Elementary, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 44% White and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Laramie County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The diversity index for Arp Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Arp Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.1:1. That is in line with the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 68% at Arp Elementary. That is higher than the 44% average for public schools in Laramie County.
Among Wyoming public elementary schools, Arp Elementary outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Arp Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.3% is 11.5 points below the 41.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Laramie County, median household income comes to about $80,173, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 49 public schools and about 14,606 students.
Alta Vista Elementary is the nearest public school to Arp Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Arp Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Arp Elementary comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Arp Elementary had 327 students in 2020-21 and 332 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.1:1 to 10.1:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Arp Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Laramie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,060
Census ACS
Median income
$80,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
14,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laramie County School District #1
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
Other schools in Cheyenne
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
Other Arp Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Arp Elementary. Arp Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Arp Elementary SchoolARP, TX · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Alta Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 227
- PODER Academy0.5 mi · 214
- Henderson Elementary0.9 mi · 244
- Miller Elementary1.0 mi · 59
- East High School1.1 mi · 1,566
- Fairview Elementary1.2 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About Arp ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arp Elementary?
Arp Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Arp Elementary serve?
Arp Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Arp Elementary?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Arp Elementary.
How diverse is Arp Elementary?
Arp Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Arp Elementary?
Arp Elementary is overseen by Laramie County School District #1 in Laramie County.
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