Enrollment
96
Elementary
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560318000179
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary
555 South Wyoming Avenue, Guernsey, WY 82214 · (307) 836-2733 · Platte County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- DTest 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
8.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
57 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 22% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Based on grade levels within Platte County School District #2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
35.4%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary this school | 96 | 59.4% | 33.1% |
| Parkside Elementary Powell | 202 | 63.9% | 63.4% |
| Carpenter Elementary Carpenter | 69 | 46.4% | 55.4% |
| Fairview Elementary Cheyenne | 94 | 71.3% | 34.8% |
| Woods Learning Center Casper | 170 | 51.2% | 32.6% |
| Burlington Elementary Burlington | 119 | 52.1% | 68.7% |
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 Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #147 of 187 |
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
-41 (-30%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 96 | 11 | 8.7:1 | 59% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 13.6 | 8.4:1 | 54% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 15.4 | 8.2:1 | 45% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 16 | 8.6:1 | 51% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 13.2 | 10.9:1 | 38% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | 43% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 45% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 133 | 11 | 12.1:1 | 94% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 16 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (144 to 96); teachers down 17% (13.2 to 11).
About Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary
Located in Guernsey, Wyoming, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 96 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 216-student average for elementary schools in Wyoming, enrollment here is 56% lower.
Across its 3 schools, Platte County School District #2 enrolls 190 students. Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 79% of students at Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 2% Black. Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Wyoming have 10.6:1, compared with 8.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is 59%. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Platte County is 15 points.
Measured against Wyoming public elementary schools, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is 13.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.1% actual, 46.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wyoming.
Census Bureau estimates for Platte County show that the median household income is $67,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Guernsey-Sunrise Junior High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 46.1% on proficiency, and Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is below that at 33.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 41 students since 2020-21, to 96.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,612
Census ACS
Median income
$67,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Platte County School District #2
- Guernsey-Sunrise High SchoolHigh · 59 students
- Guernsey-Sunrise Junior HighMiddle · 35 students
Other schools in Guernsey
- Guernsey-Sunrise High SchoolHigh · 59 students
- Guernsey-Sunrise Junior HighMiddle · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Guernsey-Sunrise Junior High0.0 mi · 35
- Guernsey-Sunrise High School0.0 mi · 59
- Peak High School18.0 mi · 16
- Wheatland High School18.0 mi · 258
- Libbey Elementary18.0 mi · 198
- West Elementary18.9 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Guernsey-Sunrise ElementaryHow many students attend Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary?
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary enrolls approximately 96 students in grades KG-06.
Is Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary.
How diverse is Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary?
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary?
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary is overseen by Platte County School District #2 in Platte County.
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