The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in English language arts. The lowest is 68% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Southeast Elementary
Southeast Elementary sits in Yoder, a tiny rural community in Goshen County along U.S. Highway 85. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade and is part of Goshen County School District #1, which is headquartered in Torrington a short drive to the northeast. This is a small school by any measure, with roughly a dozen to two dozen students per grade level, and the tested cohorts in any given grade are small enough that the proficiency picture can shift meaningfully from year to year.
On state assessments through Wyoming's WY-TOPP test, Southeast Elementary shows generally strong results. In math, the youngest tested grade posted very high proficiency, and the upper grades remained solid through fifth and sixth. The one relative soft spot is fourth-grade math, where proficiency dipped compared to the other grades. In English language arts, the pattern is similar: third grade performed especially well, and the middle and upper grades held at a respectable level. Science was tested only in fourth grade, where a majority of students reached proficiency. A parent looking at the fourth-grade math dip may want to ask the school about instructional support at that transition point, though the small number of tested students in each grade makes any single year's result volatile.
The school does not have a graduation rate, simply because it does not serve high school grades. Kindergarten through second grade also sit outside the state testing window, so no proficiency data exists for those early years.
About a third of Southeast Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The enrollment is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic presence and a few students of Asian or multiracial background. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported in the available sources, so those populations cannot be characterized here. Information on Title I status, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, course access, and discipline was also absent from the data provided.
Yoder itself is a farming and ranching community that has been in long-term population decline. The built environment is highway-fronting lots and widely spaced homes rather than a walkable town center, and there is no public transit. Civic life centers on a post office and an all-volunteer fire department that has drawn public attention as a model for small-community emergency response. No parks or library specific to Yoder were found in the research, though Torrington likely serves as the regional hub for those amenities.
The most consequential recent development in town is Western Proppants, a frac sand processing plant that began operations in 2022. Residents have raised air quality concerns related to dust and truck traffic since the plant opened. An air quality monitoring sensor was placed at Southeast School itself, which places the facility directly in the conversation around the plant's local impact. Parents with health concerns about industrial air quality may want to ask district officials what current monitoring data shows and what mitigation measures are in place.
The housing market in the Yoder area has seen strong recent appreciation, with typical home values rising sharply year over year and now sitting near the national benchmark. Price-to-income affordability is moderate by national standards. Rental market data was not available for this location. No major new housing developments were identified, and the town's shrinking population suggests minimal growth pressure on school enrollment.
The district-level comparison set for Goshen County includes only two districts, which is too small to generate a meaningful proficiency index ranking. Graduation and absenteeism comparisons were also not applicable at this school level. The district brief search turned up little of lasting parent-relevant change.
For a family considering Southeast Elementary, the appeal is a very small rural school where most tested grades are performing well above state expectations, set in an agricultural community with tight civic bonds. The trade-offs are the limited program and activity breadth that comes with a small enrollment, the absence of reported data on special populations and student support services, and the nearby industrial air quality question that has touched the school directly.
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