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Velma Linford Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 120 South Johnson, Laramie, Albany County, 82070

258
Pupils
9.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Velma Linford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laramie, Albany County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albany County School District #1 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Albany County School District #1

Enrollment & staffing

Velma Linford Elementary enrolls 258 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.

Male students
159 (62%)
Female students
99 (38%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.7
Student-teacher ratio
9.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White16664%
Hispanic or Latino7128%
Two or more races135%
Black or African American41.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native41.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

113 of the school's 258 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Velma Linford Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 9, state house district 45.

School district: Albany County School District #1

Velma Linford Elementary is one of 17 schools in Albany County School District #1, based in Laramie, Wyoming. The district serves 3,752 students district-wide and employs 341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 258 students, Velma Linford Elementary is larger than the district average of about 221 students per school.

3,752
District students
17
Schools
341
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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