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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000090

Central High School

5500 Education Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82009 · (307) 771-2680 · Laramie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,270 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,270
High
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 346
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
238 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 47%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
369
Grade 10
333
Grade 11
299
Grade 12
269
Student demographics
White
99779%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 75%
Hispanic
17514%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 16%
Black
181%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1%
Asian
131%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Two+
585%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
66552%
Female
60548%

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
58.5%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
49.0%
WY avg 51.3%

What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.

Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,270
+96 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.8:1
% White
79%
was 81%
% Hispanic
14%
was 12%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Central High School

Set in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Central High School is an expansive senior high, overseen by Laramie County School District #1. It serves 1,270 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 267% bigger than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 346 students.

Across the 39 schools in Laramie County School District #1 (13,426 students total), Central High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Central High School records that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Laramie County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Central High School has 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Central High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Laramie County's rate of about 44%.

With demographic context factored in, Central High School is in the bottom 10% of Wyoming public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 69.0%; Central High School posts 53.3%, -15.7 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Laramie County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,173, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Laramie County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students), of which Central High School is one.

McCormick Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central High School. On composite proficiency, Central High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central High School has grew 8%, going from 1,174 students in 2018 to 1,270 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Central High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Laramie County at a glance

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Population
101,060
Census ACS
Median income
$80,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
14,606 students

Quick facts

School name
Central High School
District
Laramie County School District #1
Address
5500 Education Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82009
Phone
(307) 771-2680
County
Laramie County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,270
Teachers (FTE)
91
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
238 (19%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
560198000090
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Laramie County School District #1
Other schools in Cheyenne
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Central High School
What is the total enrollment at Central High School?
Central High School enrolls approximately 1,270 students in grades 09-12.
Is Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Central High School have?
Central High School employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central High School?
At Central High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Central High School in?
Central High School is part of Laramie County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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