Enrollment
129
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000109
Gilchrist Elementary
1108 Happy Jack Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009 · (307) 771-2285 · Laramie County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
29 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 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
21%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
60.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
64.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Gilchrist Elementary
Gilchrist Elementary's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist Elementary this school | 129 | 22.5% | 66.1% |
| Jessup Elementary Cheyenne | 118 | 15.3% | 84.3% |
| Big Horn Elementary Big Horn | 216 | 12.5% | 77.9% |
| Harrison Elementary Green River | 208 | 32.7% | 69.3% |
| Sundance Elementary Sundance | 250 | 25.6% | 79.7% |
| Newcastle Elementary 3-5 Newcastle | 157 | 36.3% | 67.2% |
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 Gilchrist Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #30 of 116 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #43 of 121 | #4 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #42 of 121 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 129 | #136 of 187 | #24 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #133 of 139 | #23 of 26 |
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
129
+33 (+34%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 129 | 10.4 | 12.4:1 | 22% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 10.7 | 11.4:1 | 12% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 9.5 | 11.7:1 | 24% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 10 | 9.6:1 | 22% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 9.7 | 10.1:1 | 26% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 28% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | N/A | N/A | 42% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 33% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 144 | 8 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilchrist Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (98 to 129); teachers up 8% (9.7 to 10.4).
About Gilchrist Elementary
Gilchrist Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, under Laramie County School District #1. In all, 129 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. The school is 40% below the average for elementary schools in Wyoming.
Gilchrist Elementary is a school in Laramie County School District #1. The district has 39 schools and 13,426 students.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. It is also 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Laramie County's residents are about 80% White, 8 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Gilchrist Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming is 1.8 students per teacher. Roughly 22% of students at Gilchrist Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Laramie County is 22 points.
Gilchrist Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Wyoming public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Gilchrist Elementary would score about 66.9%. It scores 66.1%, within a point of that figure.
Census data for Laramie County show median household income comes to about $80,173, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 49 public schools and about 14,606 students.
Of the public schools around it, Gilchrist Elementary is closest to Willadsen Elementary, about 6.6 miles away. Gilchrist Elementary's average proficiency of 66.1% compares with 65.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 33 students, from 96 to 129. Students per teacher increased from 9.6 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Gilchrist Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Gilchrist Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Gilchrist Elementary. Gilchrist Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- GILCHRIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FL · 857 students
- Gilchrist Elementary SchoolGilchrist, OR · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Willadsen Elementary6.6 mi · 7
- Freedom Elementary11.6 mi · 323
- Jessup Elementary12.4 mi · 118
- Pioneer Park Elementary12.5 mi · 420
- Central High School12.5 mi · 1,270
- McCormick Junior High School12.6 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Gilchrist ElementaryHow many students attend Gilchrist Elementary?
Gilchrist Elementary enrolls approximately 129 students in grades KG-06.
Is Gilchrist Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gilchrist Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Gilchrist Elementary have?
Gilchrist Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilchrist Elementary?
At Gilchrist Elementary, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gilchrist Elementary public or private?
Gilchrist 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.