The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Science. The lowest is 27% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary sits on East 10th Street in Cheyenne, serving third through sixth graders as part of Laramie County School District #1. It is a small school for its grade band, with roughly two dozen students per grade in the upper elementary years. About half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic population and small numbers of Black and multiracial students. IEP and English-learner counts were not reported in the data we received, so those populations are worth asking the school about directly.
The most recent WY-TOPP results, from the 2024-25 school year, show a mixed and uneven academic picture across grades and subjects. In math, third grade started the sequence with a moderate share of students reaching proficiency, but fourth and fifth grades dropped sharply, with only a small fraction meeting the bar. Sixth grade rebounded somewhat but remained below the third-grade level. English language arts followed a somewhat steadier pattern, with third grade showing a respectable proportion proficient, a dip in fourth and fifth, and sixth grade finishing as the strongest grade and subject combination in the school. Fourth-grade science landed in a middle range, with just under half of tested students proficient. Participation was full across every grade and subject tested.
Placed against districts in Laramie County, Fairview's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits in the bottom quartile of the comparison set. The county cohort's median proficiency index is well above Fairview's level. This is a data point a parent may want to look into further with the school, particularly what supports are in place for the middle grades where math results dipped most.
Cheyenne itself is Wyoming's capital and largest city, a place shaped by government work, military operations at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, and its origins as a Union Pacific railroad junction. The downtown core retains historic buildings from its rapid early growth, when it earned the nickname "Magic City of the Plains," and the city is widely known for the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. Outside that core, development is largely suburban and automobile-oriented, spread across a low-density Western grid. The metro area covers all of Laramie County and has seen steady growth, with emerging investment in data centers and renewable energy. The local housing market reflects a mid-sized Western capital: typical home values in the school's zip code sit slightly below the state and national benchmarks, with modest year-over-year appreciation. Renting is meaningfully cheaper than carrying a mortgage at current rates, which may matter for families weighing short-term versus long-term commitments.
Because Fairview serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the comparison set does not include one for this school. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available. We looked for the district's strategic priorities and recent parent-relevant changes but found little, so we left that out rather than guess. Program offerings, staffing details, discipline data, and course access information were not provided, and the school's Title I status and locale classification were not reported. The gaps in staffing, discipline, and civil-rights data mean a parent would need to go to the school or district directly for a fuller picture of day-to-day environment and student support.
What the available evidence describes is a small upper-elementary school with full testing participation, a peer group that is modestly diverse and reflects a working-community income mix, and academic results that vary considerably by grade and subject. The strongest showing is in sixth-grade English language arts. The weakest is in fourth- and fifth-grade math. For a family considering this school, the conversation worth having with staff is how instruction is sequenced across grades, what intervention is available where proficiency drops, and how the school supports students through the transition years it covers.
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