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Enrollment
1,270
High
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 346
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
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Wyoming public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wyoming public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 369 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 333 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 299 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 269 | 21% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 41% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Central High School
Central High School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School this school | 1,270 | 18.7% | 53.3% |
| Thunder Basin High School Gillette | 1,206 | 28.0% | 50.8% |
| Laramie High School Laramie | 1,070 | 26.0% | 56.8% |
| East High School Cheyenne | 1,566 | 30.4% | 40.8% |
| Pinedale High School Pinedale | 316 | 21.5% | 72.9% |
| Kelly Walsh High School Casper | 2,002 | 37.7% | 49.7% |
Matched among Wyoming high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #21 of 44 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #24 of 50 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #27 of 50 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,270 | #5 of 84 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #17 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #15 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #48 of 48 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #14 of 25 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,270
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,269
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,270 | 91.1 | 13.9:1 | 19% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 1,284 | 91.2 | 14.1:1 | 13% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 1,283 | 92.9 | 13.8:1 | 16% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 1,264 | 79 | 16.0:1 | 17% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 1,174 | 79.6 | 14.8:1 | 17% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 1,172 | 82 | 14.3:1 | 17% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 1,096 | N/A | N/A | 21% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 1,210 | 82 | 14.8:1 | 10% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 1,269 | 77 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,174 to 1,270); teachers up 15% (79.6 to 91.1).
About Central High School
Cheyenne, Wyoming, is home to Central High School, a high-enrollment high school. Enrollment is 1,270 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 346-student average for high schools in Wyoming, enrollment here is 267% higher.
District-wide, Laramie County School District #1 has 39 schools and 13,426 students.
A majority of students at Central High School, 79%, are White. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 80% White share among all Laramie County residents. Central High School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Central High School employs 91.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. That ratio is over the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 19% in 2024-25. Public schools in Laramie County average 44%.
Central High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Wyoming public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Central High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Wyoming. Predicted: 69.0%. Actual: 53.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Laramie County, median household income is about $80,173, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 49 public schools operate in Laramie County, serving about 14,606 students.
Nearby, McCormick Junior High School is about 0.2 miles away. Central High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Central High School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 53.3% versus a 58.9% average.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,264 in 2020-21 and 1,270 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 16.0:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Central High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Laramie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Laramie County School District #1
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Cheyenne
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Other Central High schools
70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. Central High School is the 25th largest of the 71.
- Central High SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 2,985 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,587 students
- Central High SchoolKELLER, TX · 2,410 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 2,371 students
- Central High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,329 students
Nearby schools
- McCormick Junior High School0.2 mi · 622
- Jessup Elementary0.6 mi · 118
- Davis Elementary0.7 mi · 210
- Hobbs Elementary1.1 mi · 220
- Deming Elementary1.5 mi · 96
- Coyote Ridge1.5 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Central High SchoolWhat 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.