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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560569500317

Highland Park Elementary

2 Mydland Road, Sheridan, WY 82801 · (307) 672-2113 · Sheridan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 216
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
88 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5617%
Grade 14113%
Grade 24915%
Grade 36019%
Grade 45818%
Grade 55718%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41% · US 70%
White
26382%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 75% · US 43%
Hispanic
3310%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
196%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 1%
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
Male
17956%
Female
14244%

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
71.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
77.4%
WY avg 51.3%

What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wyoming's top nor bottom 10%.

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

Where Highland Park Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WyomingIn Sheridan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.8%#12 of 116#3 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.4%#8 of 121#3 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.1%#13 of 121#4 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
321#41 of 187#3 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#87 of 109#6 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.4%#68 of 109#3 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.4%#127 of 139#6 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.0%#47 of 89N/A
Ranked against other public elementary 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
321
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532124.713.0:127% (88)
2023-2430522.713.4:129% (87)
2022-2329521.713.6:116% (47)
2020-213192214.5:121% (68)
2017-1836923.915.4:129% (106)
2015-163832416.0:134% (129)
2010-11321N/AN/A35% (112)
2000-013262612.5:153% (172)
1990-913962317.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Elementary.

About Highland Park Elementary

Federal records list Highland Park Elementary as an elementary school in Sheridan, Wyoming. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 321 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Wyoming average about 216 students.

The district for Highland Park Elementary is Sheridan County School District #2, with 10 schools and 3,454 students.

White students make up 82% of enrollment at Highland Park Elementary. Next come 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 91% White among all Sheridan County residents. Highland Park Elementary's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teachers at Highland Park Elementary total 24.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.0:1. That is 2.4 students per teacher above the 10.6:1 average for elementary schools in Wyoming. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 27%. The average for public schools in Sheridan County is 39%.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Highland Park Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wyoming schools: 72.8% actual against 64.2% predicted.

According to the American Community Survey, in Sheridan County, the median household income is $71,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Highland Park Elementary is one of 21 public schools in the county.

Sheridan High School is located about 0.9 miles from Highland Park Elementary. The five-mile area around Highland Park Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Highland Park Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.

Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Highland Park Elementary had 319 students in 2020-21 and 321 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The school's ratio fell from 14.5:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Sheridan County at a glance

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Population
32,055
Census ACS
Median income
$71,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,781 students

Quick facts

School name
Highland Park Elementary
District
Sheridan County School District #2
Address
2 Mydland Road, Sheridan, WY 82801
Phone
(307) 672-2113
County
Sheridan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
321
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
88 (27%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
560569500317
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Highland Park Elementary
How large is Highland Park Elementary?
Highland Park Elementary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Highland Park Elementary serve?
Highland Park Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Highland Park Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Highland Park Elementary.
How diverse is Highland Park Elementary?
Highland Park Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Park Elementary?
Highland Park Elementary is overseen by Sheridan County School District #2 in Sheridan County.
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