Baggs Elementary

As an expansive elementary campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Baggs Elementary enrolls 336 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Laramie County School District #1. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 56% bigger than typical.

Across the 39 schools in Laramie County School District #1 (13,426 students total), Baggs Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Baggs Elementary logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Laramie County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Baggs Elementary shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Baggs Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Laramie County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Baggs Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Laramie County put median household earnings sit near $80,173, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Laramie County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students), Baggs Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carey Junior High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Baggs Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Baggs Elementary has grew 3%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 336 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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