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Alumni: what's one memory from South High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,112
High
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000448
South High School
1213 West Allison Road, Cheyenne, WY 82007 · (307) 771-2410 · Laramie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,112 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Wyoming public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.0:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
796 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 391 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 286 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 231 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 18% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
22.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
15.4%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like South High School
South High School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South High School this school | 1,112 | 71.6% | 19.4% |
| Rock Springs High School Rock Springs | 1,393 | 40.4% | 41.0% |
| Torrington High School Torrington | 328 | 47.6% | 46.1% |
| Greybull High School Greybull | 136 | 59.6% | 54.1% |
| PODER Academy Secondary School Cheyenne | 131 | 38.2% | 79.6% |
| Rawlins High School Rawlins | 436 | 35.8% | 55.5% |
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 South High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #43 of 44 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #49 of 50 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #49 of 50 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,112 | #8 of 84 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #14 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #3 of 48 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #8 of 11 | 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. 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
1,112
-126 (-10%) vs 2020
+111% since 2010-11, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,112 | 85.8 | 13.0:1 | 72% (796) |
| 2023-24 | 1,159 | 81.4 | 14.2:1 | 47% (546) |
| 2022-23 | 1,187 | 84.2 | 14.1:1 | 56% (662) |
| 2020-21 | 1,238 | 83 | 14.9:1 | 55% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 1,141 | 80.9 | 14.1:1 | 53% (608) |
| 2015-16 | 1,084 | 86 | 12.6:1 | 58% (629) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | N/A | N/A | 65% (341) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,141 to 1,112); teachers up 6% (80.9 to 85.8).
About South High School
South High School is a large high school that serves part of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It reports enrollment of 1,112 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Wyoming, the average enrollment is about 346.
South High School is one school in Laramie County School District #1, a system of 39 schools with 13,426 students.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at South High School. Next come 39% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 80% White among all Laramie County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
A staff of 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.0:1. Across high schools in Wyoming, the average ratio is 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Laramie County, the school's rate is higher.
South High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 2% of Wyoming public high schools.
In Wyoming, South High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.4% compared with a predicted 39.7%.
Laramie County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,173, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Laramie County's 49 public schools enroll about 14,606 students and include South High School.
About 0.2 miles separate South High School from the closest public school, Johnson Junior High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: South High School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 19.4% versus a 31.3% average.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 1,238 students in 2020-21 to 1,112 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 13.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to South High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Laramie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,060
Census ACS
Median income
$80,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
14,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laramie County School District #1
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Cheyenne
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Other South High schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named South High. South High School is the 8th largest of the 14.
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,412 students
- South HighBakersfield, CA · 2,107 students
- South High SchoolDENVER, CO · 1,950 students
- South HighTorrance, CA · 1,734 students
- South HighWichita, KS · 1,662 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Junior High School0.2 mi · 574
- Triumph High School0.4 mi · 189
- Goins Elementary0.5 mi · 299
- Rossman Elementary0.6 mi · 305
- Cole Elementary1.1 mi · 164
- Hebard Elementary1.6 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About South High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South High School?
South High School enrolls approximately 1,112 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South High School serve?
South High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South High School have?
South High School employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is South High School?
South High School reports a student body of 53% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees South High School?
South High School is overseen by Laramie County School District #1 in Laramie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.