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Enrollment
538
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1·NCES 560287000163
Lander Valley High School
350 Baldwin Creek Road, Lander, WY 82520 · (307) 332-4433 · Fremont County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
179 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 140 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 26% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
51.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
41.3%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Lander Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #32 of 44 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #38 of 50 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #37 of 50 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #18 of 84 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #15 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #10 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #30 of 48 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #9 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 538 | 41.2 | 13.1:1 | 33% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 38.3 | 14.6:1 | 30% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 37.9 | 15.8:1 | 25% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 31% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 32.8 | 14.6:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | N/A | N/A | 27% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 18% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 41 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lander Valley High School.
About Lander Valley High School
Lander, Wyoming, is home to Lander Valley High School, a large high school. The school counted 538 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 55% above the average for high schools in Wyoming.
Fremont County School District # 1 has 5 schools and 1,566 students, and Lander Valley High School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Lander Valley High School is White: 75%. Other groups make up 11% Native American, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
The school has 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.1 students per teacher. High schools in Wyoming have an average ratio of 11.4:1. The school reported 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Fremont County average 55%.
After accounting for student poverty, Lander Valley High School is in the bottom 10% of Wyoming schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.9% is 14.0 points below the 60.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
For Fremont County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,904 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Fremont County number 35, with about 6,606 students.
Baldwin Creek Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Lander Valley High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Lander Valley High School holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 31.5%, lower than Lander Valley High School's 46.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 547 to 538. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.6:1 to 13.1:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lander Valley High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,533
Census ACS
Median income
$64,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
6,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont County School District # 1
- Gannett Peak ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Lander Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Baldwin Creek ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Jeffrey City ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Lander
- Gannett Peak ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Lander Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Baldwin Creek ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Sunrise SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Baldwin Creek Elementary0.3 mi · 210
- Lander Middle School0.6 mi · 324
- Pathfinder High School0.7 mi · 58
- Gannett Peak Elementary1.0 mi · 436
- Wyoming Indian Elementary9.8 mi · 250
- Wyoming Indian High School11.9 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Lander Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lander Valley High School?
Lander Valley High School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lander Valley High School serve?
Lander Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lander Valley High School have?
Lander Valley High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lander Valley High School?
At Lander Valley High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lander Valley High School public or private?
Lander Valley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fremont County School District # 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.