Sagebrush Elementary

Sagebrush Elementary, a well-populated K-5 school in Sheridan, Wyoming, overseen by Sheridan County School District #2, works with 330 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 216 students each, so Sagebrush Elementary sits 53% bigger than that benchmark.

Sheridan County School District #2 runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,454 students. Sagebrush Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sagebrush Elementary shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Sheridan County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sagebrush Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sheridan County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sagebrush Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 70.3%, a residual of +22.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Sheridan County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,388 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Sheridan County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,781 students), Sagebrush Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sheridan High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sagebrush Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sagebrush Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 326 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025.

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