Enrollment
96
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000105
Deming Elementary
715 West 5th Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 771-2400 · Laramie County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
41 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 21% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Deming Elementary→Miller Elementary
Based on grade levels within Laramie County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
42.1%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Deming Elementary
Deming Elementary's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deming Elementary this school | 96 | 42.7% | 42.1% |
| Buffalo Ridge Elementary Cheyenne | 153 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Carpenter Elementary Carpenter | 69 | 46.4% | 55.4% |
| East Side Elementary Worland | 151 | 50.3% | N/A |
| South Side Elementary Worland | 158 | 46.2% | 57.3% |
| Laura Irwin Elementary Basin | 122 | 48.4% | 59.7% |
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 Deming Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #146 of 187 | #28 of 33 |
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
96
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 96 | 6.3 | 15.1:1 | 43% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 7.6 | 13.0:1 | 11% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 8.1 | 10.9:1 | 26% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 25% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 8.7 | 12.2:1 | 27% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | 34% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 110 | N/A | N/A | 34% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 11 | 19.7:1 | 53% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 10 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deming Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (107 to 96); teachers down 27% (8.7 to 6.3).
About Deming Elementary
Deming Elementary is an elementary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, reachable at (307) 771-2400. A total of 96 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 3. Against the 216-student average for elementary schools in Wyoming, enrollment here is 56% lower.
Laramie County School District #1 enrolls 13,426 students, and its 39 schools include Deming Elementary.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at Deming Elementary. Other groups make up 26% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Laramie County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Deming Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
At Deming Elementary, 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That ratio is over the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 43% of enrollment. That is close to the 44% average for public schools in Laramie County.
allk12 grades Deming Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Wyoming public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Deming Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.1%; the prediction is 55.7%.
Deming Elementary is located in Laramie County, where 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. Deming Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Laramie County, which together enroll about 14,606 students.
The closest other public school is PODER Academy Secondary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Deming Elementary ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.1% against a local average of 57.5%.
Deming Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Deming Elementary saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 #1
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
Other schools in Cheyenne
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
Nearby schools
- PODER Academy Secondary School0.6 mi · 131
- Miller Elementary0.6 mi · 59
- Pioneer Park Elementary0.7 mi · 420
- PODER Academy1.2 mi · 214
- Central High School1.5 mi · 1,270
- Arp Elementary1.6 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Deming ElementaryHow many students attend Deming Elementary?
Deming Elementary enrolls approximately 96 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Deming Elementary serve?
Deming Elementary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deming Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deming Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deming Elementary?
At Deming Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Deming Elementary public or private?
Deming Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laramie County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.