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Henderson Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 2820 Henderson Drive, Cheyenne, Laramie County, 82001

274
Pupils
13.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Henderson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cheyenne, Laramie County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laramie County School District #1 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Laramie County School District #1

Enrollment & staffing

Henderson Elementary enrolls 274 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.

Male students
137 (50%)
Female students
137 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Student-teacher ratio
13.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White18066%
Hispanic or Latino7728%
Two or more races124.4%
Black or African American41.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

141 of the school's 274 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 94 qualify for free lunch and 47 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

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Henderson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 4, state house district 41.

School district: Laramie County School District #1

Henderson 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 274 students, Henderson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 353 students per school.

13,426
District students
38
Schools
1,017
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
16%
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: City - Small

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