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Buffalo Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

4501 Tanner Drive, Gillette, WY 82718 · (307) 686-3058 · Part of Campbell County School District 1

Gillette’s School Grade C better than 31% of Wyoming school districts

Directions
Students
413
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Buffalo Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Wyoming’s public schools
  • Next stop for Gillette kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Gillette kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Buffalo Ridge ElementaryYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 53.9%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Wyoming’s 289 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4501 Tanner Drive, Gillette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 158
Grade 258
Grade 363
Grade 465
Grade 546
Grade 664
Enrollment over time
393’20
424’21
406’22
406’23
413’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buffalo Ridge Elementary from Gillette families.

Other schools in Campbell County School District 1

The district →
Wagonwheel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gillette
B+
244 students10:1
Cottonwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wright
B−
198 students10:1
Stocktrail Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
B
554 students16:1
Prairie Wind Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
B−
404 students13:1
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C−
378 students11:1
Hillcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C−
370 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wyoming’s other public schools; Gillette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.