Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 134 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560412000504
Burns Elementary
630 East 4th, Burns, WY 82053 · (307) 245-4150 · Laramie County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
96 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
53.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
64.1%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Burns Elementary
Burns Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Elementary this school | 245 | 39.2% | 54.9% |
| Westside Elementary Powell | 296 | 39.2% | 74.0% |
| Cloud Peak Elementary Buffalo | 225 | 36.0% | 62.3% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Sheridan | 316 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Woodland Park Elementary Sheridan | 286 | 37.1% | 66.4% |
| Grant Elementary Glenrock | 185 | 41.6% | 53.1% |
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 Burns Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #69 of 116 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #46 of 121 | #5 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #74 of 121 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #82 of 187 | #13 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #37 of 109 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #94 of 109 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #98 of 139 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #71 of 89 | #17 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
245
-20 (-8%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 131
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 245 | 22.6 | 10.8:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 22.5 | 11.6:1 | 38% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 19.6 | 13.7:1 | 29% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 29% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 18.6 | 14.3:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 36% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | N/A | N/A | 36% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 14 | 11.2:1 | 75% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 131 | 9 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burns Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (265 to 245); teachers up 22% (18.6 to 22.6).
About Burns Elementary
Burns Elementary serves students in Burns, Wyoming, as a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 245 students.
Laramie County School District #2 operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,030 students.
Burns Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Burns Elementary has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Burns Elementary's 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.8:1. Elementary schools in Wyoming have a similar average ratio of 10.6:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 39%.
Measured against Wyoming public elementary schools, Burns Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Burns Elementary would be expected to post about 57.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Laramie County, median household income is about $80,173, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 49 public schools operate in Laramie County, serving about 14,606 students.
The nearest other public school, Burns Jr & Sr High School, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Burns Elementary. Burns Elementary places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 245 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 265. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.8:1, from 13.3:1.
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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 #2
- Burns Jr & Sr High SchoolHigh · 307 students
- Pine Bluffs Jr & Sr High SchoolHigh · 189 students
- Pine Bluffs ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Carpenter ElementaryElementary · 69 students
- Albin ElementaryElementary · 43 students
Other Burns Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Burns Elementary. Burns Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Burns Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 651 students
Nearby schools
- Burns Jr & Sr High School0.1 mi · 307
- Carpenter Elementary9.7 mi · 69
- Pine Bluffs Elementary14.8 mi · 177
- Pine Bluffs Jr & Sr High School14.9 mi · 189
- Saddle Ridge Elementary19.7 mi · 333
- Albin Elementary20.4 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Burns ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Burns Elementary?
Burns Elementary enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Burns Elementary serve?
Burns Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Burns Elementary have?
Burns Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Burns Elementary?
Burns Elementary reports a student body of 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Burns Elementary in?
Burns Elementary is part of Laramie County School District #2.
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