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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Laramie High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,070
High
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560073000001
Laramie High School
1710 Boulder Drive, Laramie, WY 82070 · (307) 721-4420 · Albany County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,070 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
278 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 266 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 281 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 280 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 243 | 23% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
60.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
56.9%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Schools most like Laramie High School
Laramie High School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie High School this school | 1,070 | 26.0% | 56.8% |
| Thunder Basin High School Gillette | 1,206 | 28.0% | 50.8% |
| Central High School Cheyenne | 1,270 | 18.7% | 53.3% |
| East High School Cheyenne | 1,566 | 30.4% | 40.8% |
| Campbell County High School Gillette | 1,212 | 38.9% | 42.6% |
| 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 Laramie High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #14 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #9 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #20 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,070 | #9 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #31 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #7 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #41 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #9 of 11 |
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
1,070
-33 (-3%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 852
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,070 | 65.3 | 16.4:1 | 26% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 1,111 | 72.7 | 15.3:1 | 22% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 1,095 | 73.7 | 14.8:1 | 16% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 1,103 | 80 | 13.8:1 | 12% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 72.3 | 14.9:1 | 15% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 62 | 11.3:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | N/A | N/A | 14% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 68 | 12.6:1 | 14% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 852 | 69 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laramie High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,080 to 1,070); teachers down 10% (72.3 to 65.3).
About Laramie High School
Laramie High School is a large high school serving families in Laramie, Wyoming. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,070 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Wyoming enroll around 346, and this school is 209% larger than that mark.
Albany County School District #1 has a total of 18 schools and 3,967 students, Laramie High School among them.
More than half of enrollment at Laramie High School is White: 73%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Laramie High School scores 43%.
Staffing at Laramie High School comes to 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming is 5.0 students per teacher. By family income, 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Laramie High School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Wyoming public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Laramie High School is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 56.8%. Predicted: 65.0%.
In the wider Albany County area, median household income comes to about $61,917, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Albany County's 19 public schools enroll about 3,967 students and include Laramie High School.
Measured in a straight line, Snowy Range Academy is about 0.6 miles from Laramie High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Laramie High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Laramie High School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 1,103 to 1,070. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.8:1 to 16.4:1.
The Laramie High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,249
Census ACS
Median income
$61,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albany County School District #1
- Laramie Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Slade ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Indian Paintbrush ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Snowy Range AcademyElementary · 260 students
- Velma Linford ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Other schools in Laramie
- Laramie Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Slade ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Indian Paintbrush ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Snowy Range AcademyElementary · 260 students
- Velma Linford ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Snowy Range Academy0.6 mi · 260
- Whiting High School0.7 mi · 43
- Beitel Elementary1.3 mi · 215
- Spring Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 307
- UW Laboratory School1.8 mi · 162
- Laramie Middle School1.9 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Laramie High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Laramie High School?
Laramie High School enrolls approximately 1,070 students in grades 09-12.
Is Laramie High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laramie High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Laramie High School have?
Laramie High School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laramie High School?
At Laramie High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Laramie High School public or private?
Laramie High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Albany County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.