📍 1351 Dayton Street, Ranchester, Sheridan County, 82839
Tongue River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ranchester, Sheridan County. The school has 230 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sheridan County School District #1 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tongue River Elementary enrolls 230 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 6.5% Two or more races and 5.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 230 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Tongue River Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 21, state house district 51.
Tongue River Elementary is one of 8 schools in Sheridan County School District #1, based in Ranchester, Wyoming. The district serves 1,241 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 230 students, Tongue River Elementary is larger than the district average of about 155 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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