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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rawlins High School this year?
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Enrollment
436
High
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560103000026
Rawlins High School
1401 Colorado, Rawlins, WY 82301 · (307) 328-9280 · Carbon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
156 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 | 123 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
54.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
52.9%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Rawlins High School
Rawlins High School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlins High School this school | 436 | 35.8% | 55.5% |
| Jackson Hole High School Jackson | 861 | 25.7% | 53.0% |
| Rock Springs High School Rock Springs | 1,393 | 40.4% | 41.0% |
| Torrington High School Torrington | 328 | 47.6% | 46.1% |
| Evanston High School Evanston | 771 | 43.5% | 48.5% |
| Pine Bluffs Jr & Sr High School Pine Bluffs | 189 | 45.0% | 48.2% |
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 Rawlins High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #15 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #15 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #29 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #21 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #21 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #3 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #26 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #21 of 25 |
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
436
+40 (+10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 36% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 29.3 | 14.2:1 | 27% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 30.1 | 14.0:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 27.2 | 15.7:1 | 30% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | N/A | N/A | 26% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 20% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rawlins High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (428 to 436); teachers up 7% (27.2 to 29).
About Rawlins High School
In Rawlins, Wyoming, Rawlins High School is a medium-sized high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 436 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Wyoming) has about 346 students.
Rawlins High School belongs to Carbon County School District #1, a district of 5 schools and 1,633 students.
Roughly 57% of students at Rawlins High School are White. Enrollment also includes 40% Hispanic. Among people living in Carbon County, the White share is about 82%. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 29 full-time equivalents, or about 15.0 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Wyoming have 11.4:1, compared with 15.0:1 here. About 36% of students, or 156, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rawlins High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Wyoming public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rawlins High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (55.5%) and its predicted rate (59.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools.
Census estimates describe Carbon County this way: the median household income is $70,511, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Carbon County has 12 public schools and roughly 2,206 students.
The school nearest to Rawlins High School is Rawlins Middle School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rawlins High School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Rawlins High School's enrollment grew from 396 in 2020-21 to 436 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.0:1.
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Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,463
Census ACS
Median income
$70,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,206 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbon County School District #1
- Rawlins ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Rawlins Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Little Snake River Valley SchoolCombined · 195 students
- Victory High SchoolHigh · 28 students
Other schools in Rawlins
- Rawlins ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Rawlins Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Victory High SchoolHigh · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Rawlins Middle School0.3 mi · 308
- Victory High School0.5 mi · 28
- Little Snake River Valley School1.1 mi · 195
- Rawlins Elementary1.1 mi · 666
- Saratoga Middle/High School32.3 mi · 139
- Saratoga Elementary32.5 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Rawlins High SchoolHow large is Rawlins High School?
Rawlins High School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rawlins High School serve?
Rawlins High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rawlins High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rawlins High School is approximately 15.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rawlins High School?
Student demographics at Rawlins High School are roughly 57% White, 40% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rawlins High School?
Rawlins High School is overseen by Carbon County School District #1 in Carbon County.
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