Goins Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Cheyenne, Wyoming
Goins Elementary in Cheyenne, Wyoming enrolled 299 students in 2024-25 with 25.5 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Wyoming elementary-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wyoming: 53.1% and 49%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
306 students in 2022-23, 311 students in 2023-24, 299 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.6 to 25.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 306 | 23.6 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 25.5 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 299 | 25.5 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Wyoming elementary schools
Among the 182 Wyoming elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 312 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Goins Elementary enrolled 312 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 312 of the 312 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions33
- Chronically absent43.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.8% of students were Hispanic, 41.8% White, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic43.8%
- White41.8%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Black6.0%
- American Indian1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Goins Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wyoming, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 47% | 53.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 41% (2021-22) | 49% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Cheyenne
26 public elementary schools in Cheyenne report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Park Elementary | 420 | 14.8 | 26.9% |
| Afflerbach Elementary | 352 | 10.3 | 68.2% |
| Baggs Elementary | 336 | 12.2 | 53.0% |
| Saddle Ridge Elementary | 333 | 11.8 | 20.7% |
| Arp Elementary | 332 | 10.1 | 67.8% |
| Freedom Elementary | 323 | 12.5 | 18.6% |
| Sunrise Elementary | 315 | 11.7 | 71.4% |
| Rossman Elementary | 305 | 11.5 | 67.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Goins Elementary
- Cole ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 164 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Rossman ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 305 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Goins Elementary with Cole ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Laramie County School District #1 spends per student$18,376 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,376
- The largest public schools in WyomingGoins Elementary is the number 52 by size of 185 Wyoming elementary schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 185
- Wyoming schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Wyoming median of 10.8 for elementary schools.11.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Goins Elementary
How many students attend Goins Elementary?
299 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 306 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cheyenne, WY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Goins Elementary?
11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wyoming median for elementary schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Goins Elementary a Title I school?
Goins Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Goins Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Goins Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Wyoming's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Goins Elementary in?
Laramie County School District #1, NCES district ID 5601980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 560198000110 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.