The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in Math. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Afflerbach Elementary
Afflerbach Elementary sits on Cheyenne's west side along Wallick Road, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of Laramie County School District #1. The school draws from a community where a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting the working-class and military-adjacent character of parts of Wyoming's capital city. The student body is roughly evenly split between white and Hispanic students, with a small fraction identifying as multiracial. The enrollment is modest for its grade band, and each tested grade cohort is small, which means a few students can shift the proficiency picture meaningfully from year to year.
On the most recent Wyoming state assessments, Afflerbach's results sit below where most Laramie County peers land. Math proficiency across the tested grades hovers in the low-to-mid thirties, with fourth grade dipping lower. English language arts follows a similar pattern in the early grades but shows a clear upward trajectory by sixth grade, where proficiency reaches its highest point in the school. Science, tested only in fourth grade, came in low. Full participation across every tested group means these results reflect the entire cohort rather than a skewed subset. Still, when placed against Laramie County districts, Afflerbach's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile, and the gap to the county median is wide. A parent weighing this school may want to look into how the building supports students below proficiency and what interventions are in place, particularly in the intermediate grades where the numbers are most concerning.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a decline, a plateau, or a recovery in progress. The state did not flag any assessment changes that would complicate year-over-year comparison, but the trend data itself was not reported.
Several data points parents often look for were missing. The school's Title I status, locale classification, staffing ratios, discipline records, course access details, and attendance or chronic absenteeism figures were not available in the provided data. Individualized education program and English learner counts were also not reported. Because Afflerbach is an elementary school, it has no graduation rate; that measure simply does not apply to this grade range.
Cheyenne itself is a spread-out, automobile-oriented city that serves as Wyoming's seat of government. The economy rests on state and county employment, the continuing presence of F.E. Warren Air Force Base on the west side, and transportation ties rooted in the city's origins as a Union Pacific junction. Emerging data-center and renewable-energy activity has brought some new development. The downtown core holds the state capitol, the Depot Museum, and a handful of historic commercial buildings, but most residential life extends outward in suburban patterns. Afflerbach's location on the city's west side places it near some of that military and government employment corridor. Housing in the school's zip code sits below the state and national benchmarks, and rents are modest relative to owning, with monthly renting running cheaper than a mortgage payment at current interest rates. Home values have been climbing at a faster clip than the state average.
The district brief turned up little publicly reported change of lasting impact, so there is no recent bond, closure, or program restructuring to factor in.
For a family considering Afflerbach, the picture is one of a small neighborhood elementary with a diverse, mixed-income student body in an affordable corner of Cheyenne. The academic results are a genuine concern relative to county peers, and the absence of trend data means there is no clear evidence of momentum in either direction. A parent would be well served by asking the school directly about its approach to literacy and math intervention, how it serves students still working toward grade-level standards, and what the upper-grade trajectory looks like for children who stay through sixth grade.
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