Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560377000417
Cloud Peak Elementary
100 Conrad, Buffalo, WY 82834 · (307) 684-0153 · Johnson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
81 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 84 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 36% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cloud Peak Elementary→Clear Creek Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Johnson County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
65.3%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Cloud Peak Elementary
Cloud Peak Elementary's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Peak Elementary this school | 225 | 36.0% | 62.3% |
| Woodland Park Elementary Sheridan | 286 | 37.1% | 66.4% |
| Burns Elementary Burns | 245 | 39.2% | 54.9% |
| Westside Elementary Powell | 296 | 39.2% | 74.0% |
| Grant Elementary Glenrock | 185 | 41.6% | 53.1% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Sheridan | 316 | 37.7% | 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 Cloud Peak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #44 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #41 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #60 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #94 of 187 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #31 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #102 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #110 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #26 of 89 |
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
225
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 225 | 21.3 | 10.6:1 | 36% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 22.6 | 9.7:1 | 32% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 22.3 | 10.4:1 | 27% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 31% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 20.7 | 13.7:1 | 33% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 31% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | N/A | N/A | 34% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 91 | 5 | 18.2:1 | 64% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 7 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cloud Peak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (284 to 225); teachers up 3% (20.7 to 21.3).
About Cloud Peak Elementary
Cloud Peak Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Buffalo, Wyoming. A total of 225 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 5.
Johnson County School District #1 has 6 schools and 1,137 students, and Cloud Peak Elementary is one of those schools.
The student body at Cloud Peak Elementary is 91% White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Johnson County residents. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.6:1. That matches the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cloud Peak Elementary is 36%. That tracks the 35% average for public schools in Johnson County.
The allk12 Grade for Cloud Peak Elementary is B. Compared with Wyoming public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cloud Peak Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (62.3%) and its predicted rate (59.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household income is $64,871, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 6 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 1,137 students in all.
The nearest public school is Meadowlark Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Cloud Peak Elementary is 3rd among 4 schools close by.
Federal data place Cloud Peak Elementary in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Cloud Peak Elementary had 235 students, to 2024-25, when it had 225.
Community posts for Cloud Peak Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,686
Census ACS
Median income
$64,871
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,137 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnson County School District #1
- Buffalo High SchoolHigh · 317 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 211 students
- Kaycee SchoolCombined · 115 students
- New West High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Other schools in Buffalo
- Buffalo High SchoolHigh · 317 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 211 students
- New West High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowlark Elementary0.2 mi · 211
- Clear Creek Middle School0.2 mi · 240
- Buffalo High School0.6 mi · 317
- New West High School0.9 mi · 29
- Story Elementary18.8 mi · 23
- Clearmont K-12 School25.9 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Cloud Peak ElementaryHow many students attend Cloud Peak Elementary?
Cloud Peak Elementary enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Cloud Peak Elementary serve?
Cloud Peak Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Cloud Peak Elementary have?
Cloud Peak Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cloud Peak Elementary?
Student demographics at Cloud Peak Elementary are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cloud Peak Elementary?
Cloud Peak Elementary is overseen by Johnson County School District #1 in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.