Schools in Albany · Albany County School District 1
Albany’s public schools score below 56% of Wyoming districts
The public schools Albany’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Wyoming’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 3 pts vs WY 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80%
▼ 2 pts vs WY 82%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 9% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Albany compares
B− Test scoresC Graduation
Wyoming school districts we grade (48)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 2,352 tested students and a graduating class of 293; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Wyoming’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Wyoming only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Albany.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Slade Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Velma Linford Elementary and Rock River Elementary.
10 schools teach K in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Slade Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Indian Paintbrush Elementary and Velma Linford Elementary and more.
10 schools teach 1st grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Slade Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Indian Paintbrush Elementary and Velma Linford Elementary and more.
10 schools teach 2nd grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Slade Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Indian Paintbrush Elementary and Velma Linford Elementary and more.
10 schools teach 3rd grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Slade Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Indian Paintbrush Elementary and Velma Linford Elementary and more.
10 schools teach 4th grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Slade Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Indian Paintbrush Elementary and Velma Linford Elementary and more.
10 schools teach 5th grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Slade Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Indian Paintbrush Elementary and Velma Linford Elementary and more.
5 schools teach 6th grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laramie Middle School, UW Laboratory School, Rock River Elementary and Notch Peak Elementary and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laramie Middle School, UW Laboratory School, Rock River Junior High School and Notch Peak Elementary and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laramie Middle School, UW Laboratory School, Rock River Junior High School and Notch Peak Elementary and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–810 schoolsDepends on your address
85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math51%
State average 47.9%
Every school in Albany
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Albany · in other towns
Slade Elementary
B440 students12:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elementary
B307 students11:1Rate it →
Indian Paintbrush Elementary
C+269 students11:1Rate it →
Velma Linford Elementary
C+250 students11:1Rate it →
UW Laboratory School
A162 students9:1Rate it →
Rock River Elementary
C+35 students6:1Rate it →
Harmony Elementary
15 students3:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
4 students3:1Rate it →
Notch Peak Elementary
3 students3:1Rate it →
Antelope Creek School
2 students2:1Rate it →
Laramie Middle School
B735 students14:1Rate it →
Rock River Junior High School
24 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Albany
There’s no college in Albany, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is WyoTech in Laramie, 27.4 miles away.
WyoTechCommunity college · For-profit · Laramie
27.4 mi1,206 students
University of WyomingUniversity or college · Public · Laramie
29.7 mi8,832 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Albany. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Wyoming. Stars are from neighbors.