Wyoming · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Wyoming

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
68/100
Top score
B-
Top grade
52/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Riverside Middle/High School in Basin is Wyoming's top-resourced public school, scoring 68/100 on the NCES resource index.

68/100
top score (grade B-)
1
schools at the top grade (B-)
52/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Riverside Middle/High School Basin B- 68
2 Libbey Elementary Wheatland C+ 62
3 Kaycee School Kaycee C+ 62
4 Laura Irwin Elementary Basin C+ 60
5 Little Snake River Valley School Baggs C 58
6 Spring Creek Elementary Laramie C 57
7 Lovell Middle School Lovell C 57
8 Highland Park Elementary Sheridan C 56
9 Snowy Range Academy Laramie C 55
10 Ten Sleep K-12 Ten Sleep C 55
11 Meadowlark Elementary Sheridan C- 54
12 Sundance Elementary Sundance C- 54
13 Big Horn Elementary Big Horn C- 54
14 Munger Mountain Elementary School Jackson C- 53
15 Davis Middle School Evanston C- 53
16 Paintbrush Elementary Gillette C- 53
17 Lovell High School Lovell C- 53
18 Newcastle Elementary 3-5 Newcastle C- 53
19 Canyon Elementary School Kemmerer C- 52
20 Jackson Elementary Jackson C- 52
21 Glenn Livingston Elementary Cody C- 52
22 Douglas Intermediate School Douglas C- 52
23 Hulett School Hulett C- 52
24 Rawhide Elementary Gillette C- 52
25 Henry a. Coffeen Elementary Sheridan C- 51
26 Woodland Park Elementary Sheridan C- 51
27 Douglas Upper Elementary School Douglas C- 51
28 Meadowlark Elementary Gillette C- 51
29 Meadowlark Elementary Buffalo C- 51
30 Cottonwood Elementary Wright C- 51
31 Midwest School Midwest C- 51
32 Greybull Middle School Greybull C- 51
33 Cody High School Cody C- 50
34 Evanston Middle School Evanston C- 50
35 Kemmerer Junior Senior High School Kemmerer C- 50
36 Worland Middle School Worland C- 50
37 Ft. Washakie Elementary Ft. Washakie C- 50
38 Wagonwheel Elementary Gillette C- 50
39 Cody Middle School Cody D 49
40 Douglas Middle School Douglas D 49
41 Lakeview Elementary Gillette D 49
42 Sagebrush Elementary Sheridan D 49
43 Moorcroft Elementary Moorcroft D 49
44 Pinedale Middle School Pinedale D 49
45 Clark Elementary Evanston D 49
46 Newcastle Middle School Newcastle D 49
47 Desert View Elementary Rock Springs D 49
48 Big Horn Middle School Big Horn D 49
49 Rawlins Elementary Rawlins D 48
50 Pioneer Park Elementary Cheyenne D 48

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Wyoming? ▼

The top-rated school in Wyoming is Riverside Middle/High School in Basin with a quality score of 68/100 (grade B-). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.