Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000426
Saddle Ridge Elementary
6815 Wilderness Trail, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 771-2360 · Laramie County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
92 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 21% |
Student demographics
45%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
49.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
58.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Where Saddle Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #66 of 116 | #8 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #63 of 121 | #9 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #85 of 121 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #32 of 187 | #4 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #66 of 109 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #28 of 109 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #125 of 139 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #62 of 89 | #14 of 18 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 333 | 28.1 | 11.8:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 26.7 | 13.2:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 26.8 | 14.0:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 15% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 25.5 | 14.4:1 | 18% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 10% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | N/A | N/A | 20% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saddle Ridge Elementary.
About Saddle Ridge Elementary
Saddle Ridge Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It reports enrollment of 333 students in kindergarten through 6. The school is 54% larger than the average for elementary schools in Wyoming.
Laramie County School District #1 runs Saddle Ridge Elementary along with 38 other schools, enrolling 13,426 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Saddle Ridge Elementary is 70% White. The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Laramie County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Wyoming is 10.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 92 students, or 28%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Laramie County.
Saddle Ridge Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.3% and a predicted 64.1%.
For Laramie County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $80,173, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 49 public schools and about 14,606 students.
Saddle Ridge Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Dildine Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Saddle Ridge Elementary's average proficiency of 56.3% compares with 44.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Saddle Ridge Elementary enrolled 349 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 333. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 11.8:1.
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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
- Dildine Elementary1.2 mi · 298
- Sunrise Elementary1.5 mi · 315
- Baggs Elementary2.0 mi · 336
- Bain Elementary2.1 mi · 221
- Cheyenne Classical Academy2.4 mi · 150
- Carey Junior High School2.4 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About Saddle Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Saddle Ridge Elementary?
Saddle Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Saddle Ridge Elementary serve?
Saddle Ridge Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Saddle Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Saddle Ridge Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Saddle Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Saddle Ridge Elementary are roughly 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Saddle Ridge Elementary?
Saddle Ridge Elementary is overseen by Laramie County School District #1 in Laramie County.
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