Tongue River Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Ranchester, Wyoming, Tongue River Elementary enrolls 255 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Sheridan County School District #1.

Sheridan County School District #1 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,241 students; Tongue River Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Tongue River Elementary lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% multiracial, 6% Native American, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Tongue River Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at Tongue River Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Sheridan County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tongue River 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 53.5%; this one delivers 68.1%, a residual of +14.6 points.

In the broader community, Sheridan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,388 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Sheridan County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,781 students), of which Tongue River Elementary is one.

Slack Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tongue River Elementary at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 70.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tongue River Elementary has expanded 5%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 84% across the same window.

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