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Prairie Wind Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

11400 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009 · (307) 771-2340 · Part of Laramie County School District 1

Ranchettes’ School Grade C− better than 15% of Wyoming school districts

Directions
Students
299
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Wind Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Wyoming’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 32% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ranchettes kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–4Prairie Wind ElementaryYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 53.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

11400 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten55
Grade 156
Grade 255
Grade 373
Grade 460
Enrollment over time
440’20
477’21
469’22
443’23
299’24

Down 32% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 4%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 Prairie Wind Elementary from Ranchettes families.

Other schools in Laramie County School District 1

The district →
Pioneer Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cheyenne
A
420 students15:1
Afflerbach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cheyenne
D
352 students10:1
Baggs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cheyenne
C
336 students12:1
Arp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cheyenne
D−
332 students10:1
Rossman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cheyenne
D
305 students11:1
Goins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cheyenne
D
299 students12:1

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; Ranchettes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.