Fairview Elementary

Set in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Fairview Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school, operated by Laramie County School District #1. It caters to 94 students across grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, Fairview Elementary lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, Fairview Elementary records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Laramie County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.8%; this one delivers 34.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Laramie County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,173 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Laramie County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students), Fairview Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lebhart Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairview Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fairview Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview Elementary has shrank 28%, going from 131 students in 2018 to 94 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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