Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000098
Baggs Elementary
3705 Cheyenne Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 771-2385 · Laramie County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
217 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 | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
57%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
48.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
46.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Baggs Elementary
Baggs Elementary's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baggs Elementary this school | 336 | 64.6% | 44.4% |
| Sunrise Elementary Cheyenne | 315 | 71.4% | 43.2% |
| Rossman Elementary Cheyenne | 305 | 67.5% | 25.6% |
| Afflerbach Elementary Cheyenne | 352 | 68.2% | 28.9% |
| Bain Elementary Cheyenne | 221 | 71.5% | 37.3% |
| PODER Academy Cheyenne | 214 | 50.0% | N/A |
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 Baggs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #98 of 116 | #13 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #97 of 121 | #12 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #88 of 121 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #30 of 187 | #3 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #76 of 109 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #7 of 109 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #19 of 139 | #9 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #17 of 24 | N/A |
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
336
0 (0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 336 | 27.5 | 12.2:1 | 65% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 27.3 | 11.9:1 | 38% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 60% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 59% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 23.2 | 14.0:1 | 65% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 63% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | N/A | N/A | 62% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 96% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baggs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (325 to 336); teachers up 18% (23.2 to 27.5).
About Baggs Elementary
Baggs Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A total of 336 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216 students, so this school is 56% bigger than average.
Baggs Elementary is run by Laramie County School District #1, whose 39 schools enroll 13,426 students.
A majority of students at Baggs Elementary, 56%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Laramie County, the White share is about 80%. The chance that two students picked at random at Baggs Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Baggs Elementary counts 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.2 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Wyoming, the typical ratio is 10.6:1. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Laramie County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Baggs Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Wyoming public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Baggs Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.4% actual, 43.6% predicted).
Laramie County census figures show that median household income is about $80,173, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 49 public schools operate in Laramie County, serving about 14,606 students.
Nearby, Carey Junior High School is about 0.5 miles away. Baggs Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Baggs Elementary at 3rd of 8.
Baggs Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Federal data show 336 students in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.4:1 to 12.2:1.
Community posts for Baggs Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Carey Junior High School0.5 mi · 800
- East High School0.7 mi · 1,566
- Bain Elementary0.9 mi · 221
- Henderson Elementary0.9 mi · 244
- Sunrise Elementary1.0 mi · 315
- Lebhart Elementary1.1 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Baggs ElementaryHow large is Baggs Elementary?
Baggs Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Baggs Elementary serve?
Baggs Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baggs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baggs Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Baggs Elementary?
Baggs Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Baggs Elementary?
Baggs Elementary is overseen by Laramie County School District #1 in Laramie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.