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Schools in Arapahoe · Fremont County School District 38

Arapahoe’s public schools score below almost every Wyoming district on tests and graduation

3% of students in Arapahoe’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Wyoming average (48%). The grade covers the public school district serving Arapahoe, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wyoming, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wyoming state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
10%
▼ 43 pts vs WY 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
3%
▼ 45 pts vs WY 48%
2021–22
Spent per student
$46.5K
▲ 125% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
WY 12.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
392 students on the public path
In brief

Arapahoe’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 10% of tested students were proficient in reading and 3% in math, against 53% and 48% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $46,458 per student in FY2024, against $20,645 across Wyoming. 38% of its revenue that year was federal (Wyoming 16%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Arapahoe Charter High School is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Arapahoe’s grade

D− Test scores

D−: better than 0% of Wyoming school districts. Test scores are below the Wyoming average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wyoming school districts we grade (48)Better than 0%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wyoming towns with similar household incomes (77)At the bottom
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 262 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Arapahoe’s students in the tested grades sat them (262 in math, 261 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Arapahoe, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Arapahoe ElementaryFremont County School District 38D−

Arapahoe’s public schools are run by Fremont County School District 38. Parts of Arapahoe (11% of its land) are served by Fremont County School District 25 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fremont County School District 38Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 446 students · 8.9 per teacher (WY 12.1)
$46,458WY $20,645 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading10%
State average 53.1% · 261 students tested
Math3%
State average 48.3% · 262 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 38% of the Fremont County School District 38 district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 16% across Wyoming, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Arapahoe vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wyoming towns that share Arapahoe’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ArapahoeD−Fremont County School District 38
RivertonDFremont County School District 25

Every school in Arapahoe

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wyoming’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Arapahoeby address
Arapahoe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
392 students9:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Arapahoe Charter High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
Charter
54 students11:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Arapahoerun by other districts or the state
St. Stephens Indian School
Grades K–12 · St. Stephens
193 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Arapahoe’s schools

Are Arapahoe’s schools good?

On Wyoming’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Arapahoe children attend score below 100% of Wyoming’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Arapahoe in?

Fremont County School District 38, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 446 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Arapahoe are served by Fremont County School District 25.

How much does Arapahoe spend per student?

$46,458 in Fremont County School District 38 (FY2024), against $20,645 across Wyoming. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wyoming. Stars are from neighbors.