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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
245
-20 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.3:1
% White
88%
was 87%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Burns Elementary
Burns Elementary is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in Burns, Wyoming, run under Laramie County School District #2, hosting 245 students in grades K through 6.
Laramie County School District #2 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,030 students. Burns Elementary is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Burns Elementary lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Burns Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Burns Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.9%.
Across the wider county, census data for Laramie County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,173 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burns Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Laramie County (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students).
Nearest neighbor: Burns Jr & Sr High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burns Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.3%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Burns Elementary's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 265 (now 245). Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.
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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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.