Cole Elementary

Cole Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, one of the schools within Laramie County School District #1. The school teaches 164 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Cole Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by Laramie County School District #1, a district that serves 13,426 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cole Elementary shows that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 45% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Laramie County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Cole Elementary logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Laramie County (around 44%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cole Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 43.5%; actual is 26.5%, a gap of -17.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Laramie County put median household earnings sit near $80,173, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Cole Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Laramie County (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students).

Goins Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cole Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

Cole Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 222 students in 2018 compared to 164 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 32% to 47%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Cole Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.