Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560237000405
Sundance Secondary School
1016 East Cleveland, Sundance, WY 82729 · (307) 283-1007 · Crook County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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.
- 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.
- ·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
10.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
49 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47%
Community
0
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 7 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 15% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
68.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
65.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Sundance Secondary School
Sundance Secondary School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance Secondary School this school | 198 | 24.7% | 66.5% |
| Saratoga Middle/High School Saratoga | 139 | 28.1% | 52.4% |
| Mountain View High School Mountain View | 230 | 22.2% | 60.9% |
| Lyman High School Lyman | 254 | 27.2% | 55.0% |
| Newcastle High School Newcastle | 236 | 28.0% | 58.9% |
| Buffalo High School Buffalo | 317 | 24.0% | 54.2% |
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 Sundance Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #4 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #5 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #6 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #38 of 84 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #43 of 48 |
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
198
+8 (+4%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 198 | 18.9 | 10.5:1 | 25% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 18.9 | 10.2:1 | 23% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 18.9 | 10.3:1 | 18% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 14% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 18.5 | 9.3:1 | 28% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 18 | 9.3:1 | 20% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | N/A | N/A | 20% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sundance Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (172 to 198); teachers up 2% (18.5 to 18.9).
About Sundance Secondary School
In Sundance, Wyoming, Sundance Secondary School is a low-enrollment high school. Enrolled students number 198 students, in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 43% lower than the average for high schools in Wyoming, which is about 346.
Sundance Secondary School is in Crook County School District #1, a district with 1,203 students across 5 schools.
The student body at Sundance Secondary School is 93% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 18.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.5:1. On average, high schools in Wyoming have 11.4:1, compared with 10.5:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 25% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Crook County is 42%.
Sundance Secondary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Wyoming public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sundance Secondary School is 65.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.5%.
Crook County has these Census figures: the median household income is $79,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. In all, Crook County has 5 public schools and roughly 1,203 students.
Sundance Elementary is the public school closest to Sundance Secondary School, about 0.2 miles away. Sundance Secondary School ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.5% against a local average of 61.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Sundance Secondary School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Sundance Secondary School's enrollment grew from 190 in 2020-21 to 198 in 2024-25.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Crook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,455
Census ACS
Median income
$79,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crook County School District #1
- Moorcroft ElementaryElementary · 318 students
- Moorcroft Secondary SchoolHigh · 269 students
- Sundance ElementaryElementary · 250 students
- Hulett SchoolCombined · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Sundance Elementary0.2 mi · 250
- Hulett School22.4 mi · 168
- Upton Middle School24.5 mi · 206
- Upton Elementary24.5 mi · 574
- Upton High School24.7 mi · 79
- West Elementary - 0325.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Sundance Secondary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sundance Secondary School?
Sundance Secondary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Sundance Secondary School serve?
Sundance Secondary School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sundance Secondary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sundance Secondary School is approximately 10.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sundance Secondary School?
Student demographics at Sundance Secondary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sundance Secondary School?
Sundance Secondary School is overseen by Crook County School District #1 in Crook County.
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