📍 1108 Happy Jack Road, Cheyenne, Laramie County, 82001
Gilchrist Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cheyenne, Laramie County. The school has 111 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laramie County School District #1 school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilchrist Elementary enrolls 111 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.2% Two or more races and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 111 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Gilchrist Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 5, state house district 42.
Gilchrist Elementary is one of 38 schools in Laramie County School District #1, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The district serves 13,426 students district-wide and employs 1,017 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 111 students, Gilchrist Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 353 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Gilchrist Elementary.
Find vacancies →