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
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
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
225
-59 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.7:1
% White
91%
was 92%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Cloud Peak Elementary
Set in Buffalo, Wyoming, Cloud Peak Elementary is a moderately sized primary school, part of Johnson County School District #1. It hosts 225 students across grades 3 through 5.
Across the 6 schools in Johnson County School District #1 (1,137 students total), Cloud Peak Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Cloud Peak Elementary records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Johnson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, On paper, Cloud Peak Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Cloud Peak Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.4%, the actual is 62.3%, a residual of +2.9 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Johnson County put the typical household earns roughly $64,871 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cloud Peak Elementary is one of 6 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 1,137 students).
Meadowlark Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cloud Peak Elementary at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 66.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cloud Peak Elementary has fell 21%, going from 284 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.
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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.
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