Dildine Elementary

Dildine Elementary is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Cheyenne, Wyoming, overseen by Laramie County School District #1, works with 298 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

Across the 39 schools in Laramie County School District #1 (13,426 students total), Dildine Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Dildine Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Laramie County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Dildine Elementary logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Dildine Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 51.1%.

In the area at large, Laramie County reports that median household income runs about $80,173, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Laramie County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students), Dildine Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Baggs Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dildine Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dildine Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Dildine Elementary's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 323 (now 298). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 29% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.