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Sheridan County School District #1 Schools
Sheridan County School District #1 is a public school district in Wyoming, based in Sheridan County (Ranchester). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sheridan County School District #1 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Sheridan County School District #1
7 of 8 schools in Sheridan County School District #1 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 1D: 1
Best schools in Sheridan County School District #1
Statewide rankings: all 68 high schools in Wyoming · all 48 middle schools in Wyoming · all 153 elementary schools in Wyoming
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Big Horn Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Big Horn High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Big Horn Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A Tongue River Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Tongue River High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Tongue River Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Slack Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Sheridan County School District #1
High schools (2)
- A+ Big Horn High School, Big Horn
- A- Tongue River High School, Dayton
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A+ Big Horn Middle School, Big Horn
- B+ Tongue River Middle School, Ranchester
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- A+ Big Horn Elementary, Big Horn
- D- Slack Elementary, Ranchester
- A Tongue River Elementary, Ranchester
Other schools and academies (1)
- The Bridge School, Dayton
Where Sheridan County School District #1 schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Big Horn (3)
- Ranchester (3)
- Dayton (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wyoming
- County: Sheridan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,153 students with 90 full-time-equivalent teachers and 201 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5605690
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sheridan County School District #2 (10 schools, 27 mi)
- Big Horn County School District #3 (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Big Horn County School District #2 (3 schools, 37 mi)
- Big Horn County School District #1 (6 schools, 55 mi)
- Washakie County School District #1 (5 schools, 65 mi)
- Johnson County School District #1 (6 schools, 66 mi)
- Hot Springs County School District #1 (3 schools, 91 mi)
- Campbell County School District #1 (23 schools, 101 mi)
Questions about Sheridan County School District #1
How many schools are in Sheridan County School District #1?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Sheridan County School District #1, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sheridan County School District #1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Big Horn, Ranchester, Dayton.
How good are the schools in Sheridan County School District #1?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 66% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61.4%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sheridan County School District #1?
1,153 students were enrolled in Sheridan County School District #1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sheridan County School District #1?
Sheridan County School District #1 is in Wyoming, based in Sheridan County, with its district office in Ranchester. Its boundary covers about 1,005 sq mi.