Laura Irwin Elementary

Laura Irwin Elementary is a compact elementary-level community in Basin, Wyoming, part of Big Horn County School District #4. The school hosts 122 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 216.

Laura Irwin Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Big Horn County School District #4, a district that hosts 251 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Laura Irwin Elementary lists that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Laura Irwin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.6%; this one delivers 59.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Big Horn County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,101 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Big Horn County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,657 students), of which Laura Irwin Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Riverside Middle/High School, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Laura Irwin Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 113 students in 2018 compared to 122 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 86% to 80% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.