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Best Public Schools in Johnson County, WY

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Schools

1,137

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBuffalo High School9^th of 81 Wyoming high schools

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Biggest riser

Buffalo High School up 19 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kaycee School 5.9 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2026)								WY-TOPP Mathematics (2026)								WY-TOPP Science (2026)			ACT English (2026)	ACT Math (2026)	ACT Reading (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th 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 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th 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
Buffalo High School	Public	9-12	29891 Old Highway 87	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 684-2269	317	27	11.8	24.0%	269 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	84.2	9^th of 81 public high schools	88.9%		62	28^th of 83 public high schools	66.3%	19							69.5	70.5							65.9	70.5			61.5	18.5	19.0	20.3	20.4	$22,306	$1,908	$20,397
Clear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	361 West Gatchell	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 684-5594	240	23	10.6	37.1%	197 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	82	6^th of 76 public middle schools	92.1%		77.8	11^th of 77 public middle schools	85.7%	5				65.8	68.4	80.3						64.5	74.7	80.3				67.1						$21,295	$1,119	$20,176
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	550 South Burritt Avenue	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 684-9518	211	24	8.7	43.6%	182 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.6%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)																								$18,623	$1,344	$17,279
Cloud Peak Elementary	Public	3-5	100 Conrad	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 684-0153	225	21	10.5	36.0%	205 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	51.6	72^nd of 148 public elementary schools	51.4%		64.1	53^rd of 149 public elementary schools	64.4%	19	43.7	45.2	68.7						63.4	63.1	68.7						61.9							$25,442	$7,167	$18,275
Kaycee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	235 Holt Street	Kaycee	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 738-2323	115	19	5.9	37.4%	103 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)	61.5	28.6	71.4	37.5	42.9	≥ 80%			53.9	< 20%	≥ 80%	37.5	71.4	≥ 80%			28.6	≥ 80%						$34,204	$1,101	$33,103
New West High School	Public	9-12	300 S. Spruce	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 620-2478	29	4	7.7	55.2%	24 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)																				16.7	16.3	19.3	17.5	$21,685	$1,101	$20,583

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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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