Enrollment
131
High
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000574
PODER Academy Secondary School
1100 Richardson Court, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 632-2248 · Laramie County
GRADES 07–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Wyoming public high schools
- A+Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
50 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 40 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 5% |
Student demographics
53%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
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WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
74.5%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Wyoming's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
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PODER Academy Secondary School's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PODER Academy Secondary School this school | 131 | 38.2% | 79.6% |
| Hot Springs County High School Thermopolis | 184 | 43.5% | 62.3% |
| Torrington High School Torrington | 328 | 47.6% | 46.1% |
| East High School Cheyenne | 1,566 | 30.4% | 40.8% |
| Lovell High School Lovell | 226 | 41.2% | 63.9% |
| Rock Springs High School Rock Springs | 1,393 | 40.4% | 41.0% |
Matched among Wyoming high 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 PODER Academy Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #1 of 44 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #2 of 50 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #1 of 50 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #49 of 84 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #22 of 48 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
131
+27 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 131 | 9.1 | 14.4:1 | 38% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 11 | 10.9:1 | 44% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 11.1 | 9.1:1 | 35% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 10 | 10.4:1 | 51% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 2.7 | 27.8:1 | 59% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PODER Academy Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 75% (75 to 131); teachers up 237% (2.7 to 9.1).
About PODER Academy Secondary School
PODER Academy Secondary School is a small high school in Laramie County School District #1, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 131 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Wyoming is about 346 students, so this school is 62% smaller than average.
The Laramie County School District #1 system has 39 schools and 13,426 students.
PODER Academy Secondary School is 63% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 80% White among all Laramie County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at PODER Academy Secondary School and a ratio of 14.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for PODER Academy Secondary School is A+. Compared with Wyoming public high schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, PODER Academy Secondary School is among the top 10% of schools in Wyoming. Predicted: 58.2%. Actual: 79.6%.
Within Laramie County, the median household income is $80,173, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides PODER Academy Secondary School, Laramie County has 48 other public schools.
Pioneer Park Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. PODER Academy Secondary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment at PODER Academy Secondary School climbed 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 104 to 131 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PODER Academy Secondary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Park Elementary0.2 mi · 420
- Deming Elementary0.6 mi · 96
- Miller Elementary0.9 mi · 59
- Freedom Elementary1.2 mi · 323
- PODER Academy1.4 mi · 214
- Cole Elementary1.6 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About PODER Academy Secondary SchoolHow large is PODER Academy Secondary School?
PODER Academy Secondary School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 07-12.
Is PODER Academy Secondary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
PODER Academy Secondary School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at PODER Academy Secondary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at PODER Academy Secondary School.
What is the student diversity at PODER Academy Secondary School?
Student demographics at PODER Academy Secondary School are roughly 63% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is PODER Academy Secondary School in?
PODER Academy Secondary School is part of Laramie County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.