Meadowlark Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Buffalo, Wyoming
Meadowlark Elementary in Buffalo, Wyoming enrolled 211 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 8.7 students per teacher against the Wyoming elementary-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
212 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 211 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 24.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 212 | 23.5 | 9.0 |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 25.8 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 211 | 24.1 | 8.7 |
8.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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 232 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Meadowlark Elementary enrolled 232 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 232 of the 232 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent12.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.3% of students were White, 7.6% Hispanic, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White86.3%
- Hispanic7.6%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian0.9%
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.
Elementary schools in Buffalo
2 public elementary schools in Buffalo report 2024-25 enrollment; Meadowlark Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Peak Elementary | 225 | 10.6 | 26.7% |
| Meadowlark Elementary | 211 | 8.7 | 33.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Meadowlark Elementary
- Cloud Peak ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 225 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Story ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 19 miles away: 23 students, 6.6 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Compare Meadowlark Elementary with Cloud Peak ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Johnson County School District #1 spends per student$21,710 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,710
- The largest public schools in WyomingMeadowlark Elementary is the number 101 by size of 185 Wyoming elementary schools open in 2024-25.#101 of 185
- Wyoming schools by students per teacher8.7 students per teacher here against the Wyoming median of 10.8 for elementary schools.8.7:1
- 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 Meadowlark Elementary
How many students attend Meadowlark Elementary?
211 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 212 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buffalo, WY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadowlark Elementary?
8.7 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 Meadowlark Elementary a Title I school?
Meadowlark Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Meadowlark Elementary in?
Johnson County School District #1, NCES district ID 5603770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 560377000380 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
- 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.