Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 216
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560073000014
Velma Linford Elementary
120 South Johnson, Laramie, WY 82070 · (307) 721-4439 · Albany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Wyoming public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
142 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
42%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Velma Linford Elementary→Laramie Middle School
Based on grade levels within Albany County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
76.4%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Wyoming's top 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 Velma Linford Elementary
Velma Linford Elementary's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velma Linford Elementary this school | 250 | 56.8% | 64.5% |
| Southside Elementary Powell | 287 | 58.5% | 61.3% |
| Pineview Elementary Casper | 258 | 53.9% | 62.8% |
| North Evanston Elementary Evanston | 268 | 61.9% | 55.5% |
| Douglas Primary School Douglas | 210 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary Cowley | 322 | 53.7% | 46.9% |
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 Velma Linford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #36 of 116 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #9 of 121 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #65 of 121 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #79 of 187 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #53 of 109 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #37 of 109 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #36 of 139 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #17 of 89 | 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
250
-26 (-9%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 250 | 21.9 | 11.4:1 | 57% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 23.9 | 10.8:1 | 53% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 27.7 | 9.3:1 | 44% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 32 | 8.6:1 | 37% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 31.5 | 10.9:1 | 36% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 42% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | N/A | N/A | 49% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 93% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 31 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Velma Linford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (342 to 250); teachers down 30% (31.5 to 21.9).
About Velma Linford Elementary
Located in Laramie, Wyoming, Velma Linford Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 250 students.
A total of 18 schools make up Albany County School District #1, with 3,967 students enrolled.
The largest group at Velma Linford Elementary is White students, at 73%. Other students are 20% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Albany County residents are about 84% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
On staff are 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wyoming average 10.6:1. Velma Linford Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%. On average, public schools in Albany County report 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Velma Linford Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 84% of Wyoming public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Velma Linford Elementary would score about 47.9%. It scores 64.5%, a top-10% result among Wyoming schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Albany County, median household income comes to about $61,917, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Albany County counts 19 public schools with about 3,967 students.
Velma Linford Elementary is about 1.8 miles from Laramie Montessori Charter School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Velma Linford Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Velma Linford Elementary in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Velma Linford Elementary had a net loss of 26 students, or 9%. By 2024-25, the school had 11.4 students per teacher, compared with 8.6 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Velma Linford Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Snowy Range AcademyElementary · 260 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
- Snowy Range AcademyElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Laramie Montessori Charter School1.8 mi · 97
- Spring Creek Elementary2.4 mi · 307
- UW Laboratory School2.5 mi · 162
- Slade Elementary2.6 mi · 440
- Beitel Elementary2.8 mi · 215
- Laramie Middle School3.3 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Velma Linford ElementaryHow many students attend Velma Linford Elementary?
Velma Linford Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Velma Linford Elementary serve?
Velma Linford Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Velma Linford Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Velma Linford Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Velma Linford Elementary?
Student demographics at Velma Linford Elementary are roughly 73% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Velma Linford Elementary?
Velma Linford Elementary is overseen by Albany County School District #1 in Albany County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.