Enrollment
258
High
DISTRICT 137 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560509000273
Wheatland High School
1207 13th Street, Wheatland, WY 82201 · (307) 322-2075 · Platte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Wyoming public high schools
- A-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.
- ·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
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
80 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 9 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 32% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
60.7%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
51.0%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Wheatland High School
Wheatland High School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland High School this school | 258 | 31.0% | 58.9% |
| Big Piney High School Big Piney | 150 | 37.3% | 42.2% |
| Pinedale High School Pinedale | 316 | 21.5% | 72.9% |
| Cody High School Cody | 604 | 28.5% | 45.6% |
| Lander Valley High School Lander | 538 | 33.3% | 46.9% |
| Wright Jr. & Sr. High School Wright | 174 | 38.5% | 55.4% |
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 Wheatland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #11 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #19 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #19 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #32 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #7 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #18 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #34 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #6 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
258
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 258 | 21.6 | 11.9:1 | 31% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 23.2 | 12.3:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 22.6 | 12.0:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 26% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 23.8 | 11.7:1 | 28% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 26% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 31 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (279 to 258); teachers down 9% (23.8 to 21.6).
About Wheatland High School
Wheatland High School serves students in Wheatland, Wyoming, as a low-enrollment high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 258 students in 2024-25. The school is 25% below the average for high schools in Wyoming.
Wheatland High School is a school in Platte County School District #1. The district has 7 schools and 882 students.
The largest group at Wheatland High School is White students, at 80%. Other students are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wheatland High School scores 34%.
There are 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming. On the income side, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points below the 44% average for public schools in Platte County.
Wheatland High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of Wyoming public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wheatland High School is 3.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.9%. Predicted: 62.2%.
The school's county is Platte County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $67,718, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,162, Wheatland High School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Peak High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Wheatland High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Wheatland High School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Wheatland High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 4% decrease took enrollment from 269 in 2020-21 to 258 in 2024-25.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,612
Census ACS
Median income
$67,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Platte County School District #1
- Libbey ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 195 students
- Wheatland Middle SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- Glendo ElementaryElementary · 17 students
- Peak High SchoolHigh · 16 students
- Glendo Junior High SchoolMiddle · 6 students
Other schools in Wheatland
- Libbey ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 195 students
- Wheatland Middle SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- Peak High SchoolHigh · 16 students
- Notch Peak ElementaryElementary · 3 students
Other Wheatland High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Wheatland High. Wheatland High School is the largest of the 3.
- WHEATLAND HIGHWHEATLAND, MO · 121 students
- Wheatland High SchoolGrainfield, KS · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Peak High School0.0 mi · 16
- Libbey Elementary0.1 mi · 198
- West Elementary0.9 mi · 195
- Wheatland Middle School1.2 mi · 192
- Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary18.0 mi · 96
- Guernsey-Sunrise High School18.0 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatland High SchoolHow large is Wheatland High School?
Wheatland High School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wheatland High School serve?
Wheatland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wheatland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wheatland High School is approximately 11.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheatland High School?
At Wheatland High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wheatland High School public or private?
Wheatland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Platte County School District #1.
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