Meadowlark Elementary

Meadowlark Elementary, a mid-tier primary school in Sheridan, Wyoming, part of Sheridan County School District #2, educates 316 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 216.

Sheridan County School District #2 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,454 students; Meadowlark Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Meadowlark Elementary shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder comes out to 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Meadowlark Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Sheridan County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,388, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Sheridan County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,781 students), Meadowlark Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Henry A. Coffeen Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.