Buffalo Ridge Elementary Primary School
5331 Pineridge Ave
Cheyenne WY, 82009, Laramie County
Phone: 307-771-2595
Ranking:
(71 out of 230, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Laramie County School District 1
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | NA | NA | 19 | NA | NA | 21 | 20 | 21 | |||||
Total Students: | 287 | 308 | 305 | 291 | 319 | 341 | 327 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 37 | 12.9% | 55 | 17.9% | 50 | 16.4% | 44 | 15.1% | 44 | 13.8% | 44 | 12.9% | 43 | 13.1% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 16.4% | 45 | 14.6% | 47 | 15.4% | 48 | 16.5% | 47 | 14.7% | 45 | 13.2% | 45 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 42 | 14.6% | 36 | 11.7% | 44 | 14.4% | 44 | 15.1% | 44 | 13.8% | 45 | 13.2% | 46 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 31 | 10.8% | 37 | 12.0% | 39 | 12.8% | 48 | 16.5% | 43 | 13.5% | 50 | 14.7% | 44 | 13.5% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 14.6% | 41 | 13.3% | 44 | 14.4% | 50 | 17.2% | 44 | 13.8% | 53 | 15.5% | 46 | 14.1% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 14.3% | 45 | 14.6% | 50 | 16.4% | 29 | 10.0% | 44 | 13.8% | 52 | 15.2% | 51 | 15.6% |
Grade 6: | 47 | 16.4% | 49 | 15.9% | 31 | 10.2% | 28 | 9.6% | 53 | 16.6% | 52 | 15.2% | 52 | 15.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 135 | 47.0% | 154 | 50.0% | 159 | 52.1% | 155 | 53.3% | 173 | 54.2% | 179 | 52.5% | 165 | 50.5% |
Female: | 152 | 53.0% | 154 | 50.0% | 146 | 47.9% | 136 | 46.7% | 146 | 45.8% | 154 | 45.2% | 158 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 60 | 20.9% | 69 | 22.4% | 73 | 23.9% | 58 | 19.9% | 58 | 18.2% | 54 | 15.8% | 48 | 14.7% |
Black: | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 8 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.5% | 11 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.4% |
White: | 201 | 70.0% | 209 | 67.9% | 210 | 68.9% | 215 | 73.9% | 241 | 75.5% | 272 | 79.8% | 265 | 81.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.5% | 13 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.9% | 5 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 34.8% | 109 | 35.4% | 96 | 31.5% | 104 | 35.7% | 93 | 29.2% | 81 | 23.8% | 84 | 25.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 9.4% | 41 | 13.3% | 48 | 15.7% | 32 | 11.0% | 44 | 13.8% | 38 | 11.1% | 28 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.21 | NA | NA | 15.94 | NA | NA | 15.57 | 16.60 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PAWS | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 75% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91% | 91.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.4% | 83.4% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83.53% | 80.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 78.54% | 69.44% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89.15% | 87.88% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89.8% | 91% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 63% | 61% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.5% | 75.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 62.4% | 61.7% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 56.37% | 53.71% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.38% | 52.62% | 47.22% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.45% | 63.92% | 57.58% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 65.03% | 69.56% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 46% | 41% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 74.2% | 65.6% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 41.4% | 41% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 52.91% | 55.36% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 80.72% | 69.44% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 78.05% | 75.76% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 35% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 38% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 73% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 86.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 74.5% | 76.8% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.58% | 74.49% | 75.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.05% | 75.19% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.58% | 78.73% | 80.77% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80.57% | 82.18% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 47% | 47% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 46% | 47% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 64% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.85% | 71.05% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.42% | 70.61% | 85.37% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 81.28% | 84.62% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 82.71% | 83.16% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 46.4% | 50.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 49.8% | 50.47% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.86% | 42.7% | 39.02% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 50.88% | 53.85% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 59.98% | 63.29% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 37% | 40% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 40% | 38% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | 47% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 77.7% | 64.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 58.8% | 52.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 48.93% | 45.06% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.08% | > 95.0% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 74.36% | 78.85% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 66% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.2% | 77.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 74.9% | 71% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.15% | 74.72% | 72% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.44% | 65.85% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 76.16% | 69.39% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 77.58% | 81.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 66% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.9% | 74.2% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.7% | 65.7% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 66.26% | 62.77% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.42% | 64.59% | 56.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 77.01% | 77.55% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.31% | 76.46% | 79.06% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 38% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 65.8% | 54.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 48.5% | 37.2% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.94% | 57.32% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.08% | 82.48% | 73.17% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.29% | 85.55% | 87.76% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.2% | 80.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 79.7% | 78.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.51% | 80.26% | 77.25% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.25% | 78.71% | 82.93% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 80.76% | 88% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.66% | 83.63% | 82.42% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 63% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 81.1% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 77.5% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.43% | 76.18% | 70.26% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 74.37% | 63.41% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 81.39% | 82% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86.24% | 83.86% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 46% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 75.2% | 65.3% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 50.3% | 47.4% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 62.97% | 52.98% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.54% | 75.15% | 70.73% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 81.9% | 87.76% |
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* Buffalo Ridge Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.