Southeast Elementary

Southeast Elementary operates as an intimate K-5 school in Yoder, Wyoming, run under Goshen County School District #1. Current enrollment sits at 112 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 48% leaner than typical.

Goshen County School District #1 runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 1,617 students. Southeast Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Southeast Elementary logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Goshen County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Southeast Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Southeast Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Southeast 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 53.1%; this one delivers 71.0%, a residual of +17.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Goshen County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,929, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Goshen County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,617 students), Southeast Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Southeast High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Southeast Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southeast Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 53.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southeast Elementary has decreased 4%, going from 117 students in 2018 to 112 in 2025.

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