Best Public Schools in Lusk, WY

Lusk, Wyoming, is served by two schools covering consecutive grades from prekindergarten through grade 12: Lusk Elementary (PK–6) and Niobrara County High School (grades 7–12). Together, they enroll 679 students—292 at the elementary school and 387 at the high school. The clearest area-wide concern is math: every listed grade is below its state comparison, with average gaps of 21.2 points at the elementary school and 14.6 points at the high school.

The standout results vary by grade and subject: high school grade 8 ELA is 5.8 points above the state, while elementary grade 6 math is the school’s closest math result, 5.2 points below. The largest shortfalls are elementary grade 5 math (30.8 points below the state) and high school grade 10 math (20.9 points below). In the latest SchoolDigger listings, the high school ranks 62 of 81 (23rd percentile, 1 star), compared with the elementary school at 138 of 148 (7th percentile, 0 stars); because the schools serve different grades, those rankings are not direct test-score comparisons.

Most matched ELA and math results moved farther behind the state between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: eight of ten grade-level gaps widened. There were exceptions, including elementary grade 3 ELA and grade 4 math, which improved their relative positions by 5.4 and 4.6 points; high school grade 10 science improved by 4.9 points. SchoolDigger rankings have declined overall across the supplied three-year histories, although the high school improved slightly from its prior-year listing. As context, the elementary school has a lower student–teacher ratio (11.5 versus 15.2) and a higher reported free/reduced-lunch eligible share (42.1% versus 26.8%, from 2022–2023); these figures describe different school years and do not explain the test results.