Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560073000216
Snowy Range Academy
4037 Grand Avenue, Laramie, WY 82070 · (307) 745-9930 · Albany County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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
11.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
78 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 78% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
70.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
75.3%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 70 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Snowy Range Academy
Snowy Range Academy's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Range Academy this school | 260 | 30.0% | 74.8% |
| UW Laboratory School Laramie | 162 | 29.6% | 60.5% |
| Spring Creek Elementary Laramie | 307 | 34.9% | 68.7% |
| Laramie Montessori Charter School Laramie | 97 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Paradise Valley Elementary Casper | 359 | 37.9% | 62.5% |
| Indian Paintbrush Elementary Laramie | 269 | 24.2% | 71.0% |
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 Snowy Range Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #8 of 116 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #12 of 121 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #15 of 121 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #74 of 187 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #48 of 109 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #39 of 109 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #120 of 139 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.5% | #5 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
260
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
+54% since 2010-11, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 260 | 23.6 | 11.0:1 | 30% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 22.8 | 11.2:1 | 27% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 19.4 | 12.7:1 | 19% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 12% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 20.5 | 9.9:1 | 7% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 187 | 18 | 10.4:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | N/A | N/A | 21% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snowy Range Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (204 to 260); teachers up 15% (20.5 to 23.6).
About Snowy Range Academy
Snowy Range Academy is an elementary school in Laramie, Wyoming, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 260 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wyoming is about 216, so this school runs 20% larger than that.
Albany County School District #1, which runs Snowy Range Academy, has 18 schools and 3,967 students.
White students are the majority at Snowy Range Academy, with 75% of enrollment. It is also 12% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Albany County's residents are about 84% White, 8 points above the school's share. Snowy Range Academy's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Snowy Range Academy operates with 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wyoming average 10.6:1. About 30% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Snowy Range Academy is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Wyoming public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Albany County, the median household income is $61,917, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 19 public schools in Albany County, enrolling about 3,967 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Laramie High School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Snowy Range Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 64.8%, lower than Snowy Range Academy's 74.8%.
NCES describes the area around Snowy Range Academy as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment grew 8% from its 2020-21 level of 240.
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Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,249
Census ACS
Median income
$61,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albany County School District #1
- Laramie High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Laramie Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Slade ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Indian Paintbrush ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Velma Linford ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Other schools in Laramie
- Laramie High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Laramie Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Slade ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Indian Paintbrush ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Velma Linford ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Laramie High School0.6 mi · 1,070
- Whiting High School0.9 mi · 43
- Indian Paintbrush Elementary1.5 mi · 269
- Beitel Elementary1.6 mi · 215
- Laramie Middle School1.6 mi · 735
- UW Laboratory School1.8 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Snowy Range AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Snowy Range Academy?
Snowy Range Academy enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Snowy Range Academy serve?
Snowy Range Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Snowy Range Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Snowy Range Academy is approximately 11.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Snowy Range Academy?
Snowy Range Academy reports a student body of 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Snowy Range Academy in?
Snowy Range Academy is part of Albany County School District #1.
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