Freedom Elementary, Cheyenne WY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Freedom Elementary

Freedom Elementary sits on Happy Jack Road in Cheyenne, serving kindergarten through sixth grade as part of Laramie County School District #1. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is moderate for an elementary building in this district. The student body skews heavily white, with a meaningful Hispanic presence and smaller groups identifying as two or more races or Black. A very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which places this school among the lower-poverty buildings in the district and shapes both the peer environment and the resources the school needs to mobilize. Data on individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so a parent wanting to understand special-population services should ask the school directly.

On Wyoming's WY-TOPP assessment, Freedom's results are a genuine strength. Math proficiency across the tested grades lands mostly in a strong range, with fifth grade standing out as the highest-performing cohort and fourth grade dipping to a more middling level. English language arts follows a similar pattern, with fifth grade again posting the highest proficiency and third grade sitting lower than the other tested grades. Science was tested only in fourth grade, and that result was solid. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency across subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Laramie County, well above the county median. The school does not show a single weak subject so much as a couple of specific grade-level dips, and those tend to recover in the next year. A parent whose child tests in one of those dip grades may want to look into what support is available at that transition point.

Because Freedom serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and that gap simply reflects the grade band rather than any performance issue. Chronic absenteeism data was not available, and multi-year trend data was not provided, so there is no way to characterize whether these results are improving, holding steady, or softening over time. The same goes for discipline, staffing ratios, and course access, none of which were included in the data we received.

Cheyenne itself is Wyoming's capital and the seat of Laramie County. It grew from a Union Pacific Railroad junction into a government and military town, and that mix still defines the place. State government, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, and transportation form the economic backbone, with data centers and renewable energy adding newer growth. The downtown core has historic buildings like the Wyoming State Capitol and the Cheyenne Depot Museum, plus the Wyoming State Museum and the Frontier Days Old West Museum. Outside that core, the city is spread out and largely automobile-oriented, which is typical of Western capitals. The annual Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo brings a major cultural event each summer. The district brief turned up little in the way of recently reported changes affecting families, so there is nothing concrete to pass along about program shifts or facilities planning.

The housing market around the school sits close to the state and national benchmarks for typical home values, with modest year-over-year appreciation. Renting is meaningfully cheaper than carrying a mortgage at current rates, which may matter to families weighing whether to buy into the attendance zone or rent nearby. Median household income nationally has been climbing, and the local price-to-income ratio sits above the national midpoint, so purchasing a home here requires a solid income relative to much of the country.

Freedom Elementary reads as a school with strong academic outcomes in a low-poverty, growing capital-city setting. The proficiency numbers are the clearest signal, and they are positive. The missing pieces around special populations, attendance, staffing, and trend data mean a family will want to sit down with the school to fill in those blanks before deciding whether the fit is right.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 54% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 47% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 45% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 51% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 51% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 49% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 49% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 58% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 50% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolLaramie County School District #1, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income49%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income54%Higher-income74%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income88%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income62%Higher-income69%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income75%Higher-income66%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income60%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income84%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income69%Higher-income55%14 pp gap