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What's one thing Sheridan High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,001
High
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560569500360
Sheridan High School
1056 Long Drive, Sheridan, WY 82801 · (307) 672-2495 · Sheridan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,001 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Wyoming public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.3:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
324 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 259 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 261 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 244 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 237 | 24% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
66.6%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
70.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sheridan High School
Sheridan High School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan High School this school | 1,001 | 32.4% | 69.0% |
| Green River High School Green River | 757 | 32.2% | 53.0% |
| Powell High School Powell | 573 | 37.7% | 60.0% |
| Rocky Mountain High School Cowley | 439 | 33.5% | 41.0% |
| Lander Valley High School Lander | 538 | 33.3% | 46.9% |
| Douglas High School Douglas | 511 | 33.9% | 58.6% |
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 Sheridan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #3 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #3 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #9 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,001 | #10 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #18 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #30 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #31 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #15 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
1,001
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,001 | 70.1 | 14.3:1 | 32% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 1,064 | 69.7 | 15.3:1 | 31% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 1,092 | 67.2 | 16.3:1 | 24% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 1,004 | 67 | 15.0:1 | 24% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 944 | 64.4 | 14.7:1 | 24% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 973 | 66 | 14.7:1 | 27% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | N/A | N/A | 29% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 62 | 12.5:1 | 13% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 830 | 56 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheridan High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (944 to 1,001); teachers up 9% (64.4 to 70.1).
About Sheridan High School
Sheridan High School is a large high school based in Sheridan, Wyoming. Enrollment stands at 1,001 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 189% bigger than the average for high schools in Wyoming.
Sheridan County School District #2 has 3,454 students in 10 schools, and Sheridan High School is one of those schools.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. It is also 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Sheridan High School comes to 70.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. The school's 14.3:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for high schools in Wyoming. On the income side, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Sheridan High School lands at A, ahead of 94% of Wyoming public high schools.
The model predicts 61.4% for a school in Wyoming with Sheridan High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sheridan High School posts 69.0%.
The school's county is Sheridan County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,388 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Sheridan High School shares Sheridan County with 20 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Sagebrush Elementary is closest at about 0.3 miles. Sheridan High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 71.6% proficiency; Sheridan High School posts 69.0%.
In the federal locale system, Sheridan High School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,004 in 2020-21 and 1,001 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sheridan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Sheridan County School District #2
- Sheridan Junior High SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Sagebrush ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Henry A. Coffeen ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Highland Park ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Woodland Park ElementaryElementary · 286 students
Other schools in Sheridan
- Sheridan Junior High SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Sagebrush ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Henry A. Coffeen ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Highland Park ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Woodland Park ElementaryElementary · 286 students
Other Sheridan High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sheridan High. Sheridan High School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOLSHERIDAN, AR · 1,239 students
- Sheridan High SchoolThornville, OH · 711 students
- Sheridan High SchoolSheridan, IN · 344 students
- Sheridan High SchoolENGLEWOOD, CO · 321 students
- Sheridan High SchoolSheridan, OR · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Sagebrush Elementary0.3 mi · 330
- Highland Park Elementary0.9 mi · 321
- Sheridan Junior High School1.1 mi · 766
- The Wright Place1.1 mi · 16
- Meadowlark Elementary2.1 mi · 316
- Henry A. Coffeen Elementary2.4 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Sheridan High SchoolHow large is Sheridan High School?
Sheridan High School enrolls approximately 1,001 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sheridan High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sheridan High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheridan High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sheridan High School is approximately 14.3:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sheridan High School?
Student demographics at Sheridan High School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sheridan High School public or private?
Sheridan High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sheridan County School District #2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.