Best Public Schools in Hanna, WY

Summary:

The city of Hanna, Wyoming is home to two schools - HEM Junior/Senior High School and Hanna Elementary, both serving students in Carbon County School District #2. While HEM Junior/Senior High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of Wyoming high schools, Hanna Elementary has struggled, ranking in the bottom third of the state's elementary schools.

HEM Junior/Senior High School, with an enrollment of 88 students, has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 81.6%. The school's test scores in subjects like English Language Arts and Science exceed the district and state averages. In contrast, Hanna Elementary, with 64 students, has a 1-star rating and generally underperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with some exceptions in 6th grade.

The data suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a role, as Hanna Elementary has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 65.62% compared to 46.59% at HEM Junior/Senior High School. Additionally, the higher spending per student at HEM Junior/Senior High School ($36,593) compared to Hanna Elementary ($29,395) may contribute to the difference in performance between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2025)							WY-TOPP Mathematics (2025)						WY-TOPP Science (2025)			ACT English (2025)	ACT Math (2025)	ACT Reading (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 4th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 5th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 9th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 9th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 10th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Math 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanna Elementary	Public	K-6	300 3rd Street	Hanna	82327	Carbon County	Carbon County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 325-6523	66	12	5.6	77.3%	44 (66.7%)	3 (4.5%)	10 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	8 (12.1%)	35.3	110^th of 149 public elementary schools	26.2%					(n/a)	28.6	16.7	28.6	53.3				33.3	57.1	73.3				66.7							$29,395	$1,417	$27,979
HEM Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	701 South Adams Street	Hanna	82327	Carbon County	Carbon County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 325-6545	77	12	6.2	59.7%	68 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	56.3	37^th of 83 public high schools	55.4%		53.4	38^th of 80 public high schools	52.5%	1					62.5	69.2	66.7				53.3	30.8	40.0		50.0	53.3	20.4	18.3	20.8	20.4	$36,593	$3,294	$33,300

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elk Mountain	15.09 mi	1
Medicine Bow	18.25 mi	1
Sinclair	29.84 mi	1
Rock River	31.68 mi	3	58^th
Saratoga	32.23 mi	2	33^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Education.

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