Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000106
Dildine Elementary
4312 Van Buren Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 771-2320 · Laramie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
146 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (55).
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
51.3%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Dildine Elementary
Dildine Elementary's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dildine Elementary this school | 298 | 49.0% | 51.1% |
| PODER Academy Cheyenne | 214 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary Torrington | 238 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Ft. Caspar Academy Casper | 356 | 41.0% | 64.7% |
| Henderson Elementary Cheyenne | 244 | 58.2% | 37.7% |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary Cowley | 322 | 53.7% | 46.9% |
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 Dildine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #81 of 116 | #11 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #87 of 121 | #11 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #67 of 121 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #54 of 187 | #11 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #93 of 109 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #16 of 109 | #10 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #57 of 139 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #70 of 89 | #16 of 18 |
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
298
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 298 | 22.1 | 13.5:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 21.6 | 13.9:1 | 28% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 20.5 | 14.7:1 | 39% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 39% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 24.6 | 13.2:1 | 40% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 40% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | N/A | N/A | 32% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 34% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 24 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dildine Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (323 to 298); teachers down 10% (24.6 to 22.1).
About Dildine Elementary
Dildine Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, (ZIP code 82001). Enrollment totals 298 students across kindergarten through 4. Across elementary schools in Wyoming, the average enrollment is about 216.
Federal data list 39 schools in Laramie County School District #1, with 13,426 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at Dildine Elementary is White: 61%. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 19 points below the 80% share among Laramie County residents. The diversity index for Dildine Elementary is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The school has 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming is 2.9 students per teacher. In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wyoming public elementary schools, Dildine Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Dildine Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.1% is 1.1 points below the 52.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Laramie County, where median household income comes to about $80,173, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Laramie County counts 49 public schools with about 14,606 students.
Measured in a straight line, Baggs Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Dildine Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Dildine Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Dildine Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 19 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Dildine Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Baggs Elementary1.1 mi · 336
- Saddle Ridge Elementary1.2 mi · 333
- Cheyenne Classical Academy1.3 mi · 150
- Sunrise Elementary1.3 mi · 315
- Carey Junior High School1.4 mi · 800
- Buffalo Ridge Elementary1.6 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Dildine ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dildine Elementary?
Dildine Elementary enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-04.
Is Dildine Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dildine Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Dildine Elementary have?
Dildine Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Dildine Elementary?
Student demographics at Dildine Elementary are roughly 61% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dildine Elementary?
Dildine Elementary is overseen by Laramie County School District #1 in Laramie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.