Slade Elementary

Slade Elementary is one of the expansive K-5 schools in Laramie, Wyoming, run under Albany County School District #1, with 440 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 216 students each, so Slade Elementary sits 104% bigger than that benchmark.

Albany County School District #1 runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 3,967 students. Slade Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Slade Elementary lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Albany County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Slade Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Slade Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 64.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Albany County indicate median household income runs about $61,917, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Albany County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,967 students), of which Slade Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is UW Laboratory School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Slade Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 68.4%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 54%: 286 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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