Enrollment
122
Elementary
DISTRICT 126 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG HORN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4·NCES 560109000038
Laura Irwin Elementary
1211 W. B Street, Basin, WY 82410 · (307) 568-2488 · Big Horn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
59 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Laura Irwin Elementary→Riverside Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Big Horn County School District #4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
59.4%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Laura Irwin Elementary
Laura Irwin Elementary's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Irwin Elementary this school | 122 | 48.4% | 59.7% |
| Big Piney Elementary Big Piney | 138 | 50.7% | 39.0% |
| Burlington Elementary Burlington | 119 | 52.1% | 68.7% |
| Newcastle Elementary K-2 Newcastle | 163 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Pine Bluffs Elementary Pine Bluffs | 177 | 46.9% | 64.8% |
| Northpark Elementary Rock Springs | 165 | 50.3% | 56.5% |
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 Laura Irwin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #53 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #57 of 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #51 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 122 | #137 of 187 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #63 of 139 |
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
122
+8 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 122 | 11.9 | 10.3:1 | 48% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 11.9 | 8.9:1 | 56% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 10.9 | 9.3:1 | 51% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | 48% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 10.9 | 10.4:1 | 51% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 12 | 9.3:1 | 59% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | N/A | N/A | 53% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 78% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laura Irwin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (113 to 122); teachers up 9% (10.9 to 11.9).
About Laura Irwin Elementary
Laura Irwin Elementary is an elementary school in Basin, Wyoming, reachable at (307) 568-2488. The school had 122 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216, so this school runs 44% smaller than that.
Big Horn County School District #4 is the district for Laura Irwin Elementary. It has 2 schools and 251 students.
Laura Irwin Elementary enrolls a student body that is 80% White. The school is also 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Laura Irwin Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
Staffing totals 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. Elementary schools in Wyoming average about 10.6:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Laura Irwin Elementary is 48%. Across public schools in Big Horn County, the average is about the same, 48%.
Laura Irwin Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Wyoming public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Laura Irwin Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wyoming is predicted to score 52.6%. Laura Irwin Elementary scores 59.7%, 7.1 points above that line.
In Big Horn County (population about 11,828), median household income is about $62,101, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Laura Irwin Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Big Horn County, which together enroll about 2,657 students.
Riverside Middle/High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Laura Irwin Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Laura Irwin Elementary saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 12.7:1 to 10.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Laura Irwin Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Big Horn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,828
Census ACS
Median income
$62,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Horn County School District #4
- Riverside Middle/High SchoolHigh · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Middle/High School0.1 mi · 129
- Greybull Elementary7.1 mi · 207
- Greybull High School8.1 mi · 136
- Greybull Middle School8.1 mi · 104
- Burlington Elementary19.5 mi · 119
- Burlington High School19.5 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Laura Irwin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Laura Irwin Elementary?
Laura Irwin Elementary enrolls approximately 122 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Laura Irwin Elementary serve?
Laura Irwin Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Laura Irwin Elementary have?
Laura Irwin Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laura Irwin Elementary?
At Laura Irwin Elementary, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Laura Irwin Elementary public or private?
Laura Irwin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Horn County School District #4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.