Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000118
Pioneer Park Elementary
1407 Cosgriff Court, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 771-2316 · Laramie County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
148 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
70.6%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Pioneer Park Elementary
Pioneer Park Elementary's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Park Elementary this school | 420 | 35.2% | 71.8% |
| Slade Elementary Laramie | 440 | 39.1% | 64.8% |
| Ft. Caspar Academy Casper | 356 | 41.0% | 64.7% |
| Anderson Elementary Cheyenne | 292 | 35.3% | 76.5% |
| Park Elementary Casper | 344 | 36.3% | 50.8% |
| Buffalo Ridge Elementary Gillette | 413 | 28.3% | N/A |
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 Pioneer Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #13 of 116 | #3 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #26 of 121 | #2 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #11 of 121 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #10 of 187 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #102 of 109 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #45 of 109 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #113 of 139 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.7% | #6 of 24 | N/A |
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
420
+68 (+19%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 420 | 28.3 | 14.8:1 | 35% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 28.5 | 13.4:1 | 22% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 25.8 | 14.4:1 | 31% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 24.5 | 14.1:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 48% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | N/A | N/A | 62% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 60% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (345 to 420); teachers up 16% (24.5 to 28.3).
About Pioneer Park Elementary
Pioneer Park Elementary is a public elementary school run by Laramie County School District #1 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 420 students. That is 94% larger than the average of about 216 students for elementary schools in Wyoming.
Laramie County School District #1 operates 39 schools. Combined enrollment is 13,426 students.
White students are 76% of those enrolled at Pioneer Park Elementary. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pioneer Park Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Wyoming have an average ratio of 10.6:1. By family income, 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Laramie County average 44%.
Among Wyoming public elementary schools, Pioneer Park Elementary outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pioneer Park Elementary is 59.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Laramie County show that the median household earns about $80,173 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Laramie County, 49 public schools serve about 14,606 students.
PODER Academy Secondary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Pioneer Park Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Pioneer Park Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 420 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 352. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Pioneer Park Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Laramie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,060
Census ACS
Median income
$80,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
14,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laramie County School District #1
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
Other schools in Cheyenne
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
Other Pioneer Park Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pioneer Park Elementary. Pioneer Park Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLE GLADE, FL · 408 students
- Pioneer Park Elementary SchoolLawton, OK · 318 students
Nearby schools
- PODER Academy Secondary School0.2 mi · 131
- Deming Elementary0.7 mi · 96
- Freedom Elementary1.0 mi · 323
- Miller Elementary1.1 mi · 59
- PODER Academy1.6 mi · 214
- Cole Elementary1.7 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pioneer Park Elementary?
Pioneer Park Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pioneer Park Elementary serve?
Pioneer Park Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pioneer Park Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioneer Park Elementary?
At Pioneer Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pioneer Park Elementary?
Pioneer Park Elementary is overseen by Laramie County School District #1 in Laramie County.
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