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Schools in Ranchettes · Laramie County School District 1

Ranchettes’s public schools score below 85% of Wyoming districts on tests and graduation

41% of students in Ranchettes’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Wyoming average (48%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ranchettes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wyoming, not nationally.

#22of 28 Wyoming townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wyoming state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
47%
▼ 6 pts vs WY 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▼ 7 pts vs WY 48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
▼ 4 pts vs WY 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.2K
▼ 7% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
WY 12.1
Schools in town
1
6,243 students on the public path
In brief

Ranchettes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 29 Wyoming towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ranchettes’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 15% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 53% and 48% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

77% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Wyoming. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,223 per student, against $20,645 across Wyoming (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

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 Ranchettes’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 15% of Wyoming school districts, #22 of 28 Wyoming towns. Both inputs trail the Wyoming average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Wyoming school districts we grade (48)Better than 15%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wyoming towns with similar household incomes (29)Better than 7%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 8,688 test results and a graduating class of 1,080 could put Ranchettes anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Ranchettes’s students in the tested grades sat them (8,705 in math, 8,672 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Prairie Wind ElementaryLaramie County School District 1B
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Ranchettes’s public schools are run by Laramie County School District 1, which also serves Cheyenne. 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.

Laramie County School District 1Grades PK–12 · 39 schools · 13,426 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WY 12.1)
$19,223WY $20,645 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 53.1% · 8672 students tested
Math41%
State average 48.3% · 8705 students tested

Ranchettes vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RanchettesC−Laramie County School District 1
CheyenneC−Laramie County School District 1

Every school in Ranchettes

7 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 Ranchettesby address
Prairie Wind Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cheyenne
B
299 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Ranchettesin other towns
Carey Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cheyenne
C+
800 students14:1Rate it →
McCormick Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cheyenne
A−
622 students13:1Rate it →
Johnson Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cheyenne
C−
574 students10:1Rate it →
East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cheyenne
C
1,566 students16:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cheyenne
C
1,270 students14:1Rate it →
South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cheyenne
D
1,112 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ranchettes’s schools

Are Ranchettes’s schools good?

On Wyoming’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ranchettes children attend score below 85% of Wyoming’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #22 of 28 Wyoming towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ranchettes in?

Laramie County School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 13,426 students in 39 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ranchettes kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: East High School, Central High School and South High School.

What is Ranchettes’s graduation rate?

77% of the class of 2023 in Laramie County School District 1 graduated in four years, against 81% across Wyoming.

How much does Ranchettes spend per student?

$19,223 in Laramie County School District 1 (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.