📍 2201 Morrie Avenue, Cheyenne, Laramie County, 82001
PODER Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cheyenne, Laramie County. The school has 194 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laramie County School District #1 school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PODER Academy enrolls 194 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 194 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
PODER Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. 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 7, state house district 11.
PODER Academy 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 194 students, PODER Academy is smaller than the district average of about 353 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small