Jessup Elementary

Jessup Elementary is an elementary-level community of low-enrollment scale in Cheyenne, Wyoming, one of the schools within Laramie County School District #1, instructing 118 students in grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 216.

Within Laramie County School District #1, which oversees 39 schools and 13,426 students, Jessup Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Jessup Elementary shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Jessup Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Laramie County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Jessup Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.9%; this one delivers 84.3%.

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

The closest other public school is McCormick Junior High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jessup Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jessup Elementary has declined 58%, going from 278 students in 2018 to 118 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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