Sheridan County School District #1

1127 Dayton Street
Ranchester, WY 82839
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Sheridan County School District #1 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wyoming for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 1,241 students in Sheridan County School District #1. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public schools in Wyoming.
Public Schools in Sheridan County School District #1 have an average math proficiency score of 68% (versus the Wyoming public school average of 49%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 53% statewide average).
The top-ranked public schools in Sheridan County School District #1 are Big Horn Elementary School, Big Horn High School and Big Horn Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Sheridan County School District #1 has one of the highest concentrations of top-ranked public schools in Wyoming.
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wyoming public school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (WY)
# Schools
8 Schools
360 Schools
# Students
1,241 Students
89,935 Students
# Teachers
95 Teachers
7,418 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Sheridan County School District #1, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 48 school districts in Wyoming (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (WY)
#2 out of 48 school districts
(Top 5%)
68%
49%
69%
53%
52%
47%
89%
82%

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