Sheridan County School District #1 Schools

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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.

1. A+ Big Horn Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
2. A Big Horn High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Big Horn Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
4. A Tongue River Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. B+ Tongue River High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
6. B+ Tongue River Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. C+ Slack Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
8. D+ The Bridge School (High school, underperforms expectations)

High schools (2)

• A Big Horn High School, Big Horn
• B+ Tongue River High School, Dayton

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• A+ Big Horn Middle School, Big Horn
• A Tongue River Middle School, Ranchester

Elementary and primary schools (3)

• A Big Horn Elementary, Big Horn
• C+ Slack Elementary, Ranchester
• B+ Tongue River Elementary, Ranchester

Other schools and academies (1)

• D+ The Bridge School, Dayton

Cities and towns served (3)

• Big Horn (3)
• Ranchester (3)
• Dayton (2)

• 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

• 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)