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Best Public Schools in Platte County, WY

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At a glance

Schools

1,162

Students

Districts

Top rankedWheatland High School33^rd of 81 Wyoming high schools

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Biggest riser

Guernsey-Sunrise Junior High up 18 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Libbey Elementary 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	555 South Wyoming Avenue	Guernsey	82214	Platte County	Platte County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 202-1020	96	11	8.7	59.4%	76 (79.2%)	2 (2.1%)	17 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	20.4	129^th of 148 public elementary schools	12.8%		13.1	141^st of 149 public elementary schools	5.4%	12	< 10%	42.9	58.3	26.7					16.7	42.9	58.3	40.0					42.9							$34,680	$8,471	$26,209
Guernsey-Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	555 South Wyoming Avenue	Guernsey	82214	Platte County	Platte County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(877) 202-1020	59	8	6.9	59.3%	45 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (20.3%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	24.6	64^th of 81 public high schools	21.0%		17.7	70^th of 83 public high schools	15.7%	6							21.4	50.0							21.4	50.0			28.6	17.3	17.2	20.0	16.6	$39,123	$6,946	$32,177
Guernsey-Sunrise Junior High	Public	7-8	555 South Wyoming Avenue	Guernsey	82214	Platte County	Platte County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(877) 202-1020	35	5	7.6	57.1%	27 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	32.9	53^rd of 76 public middle schools	30.3%		13.9	71^st of 77 public middle schools	7.8%	18					56.5	55.6							43.5	55.6				27.8						$34,807	$8,118	$26,689
Glendo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 Paige Street	Glendo	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 735-4471	17	3	4.8	41.2%	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$16,955	$4,084	$12,871
Wheatland High School	Public	9-12	1207 13th Street	Wheatland	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 322-2075	258	22	11.9	31.0%	206 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (14.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	58.5	33^rd of 81 public high schools	59.3%		68.4	24^th of 83 public high schools	71.1%	9							60.0	64.7							38.2	43.1			66.7	18.8	19.9	21.7	20.4	$19,515	$2,786	$16,729
Wheatland Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 West Mariposa Parkway	Wheatland	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 322-1518	192	16	12.1	44.3%	158 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	24.1	64^th of 76 public middle schools	15.8%		29.4	62^nd of 77 public middle schools	19.5%	2				59.3	32.8	56.1						25.9	41.4	37.9				43.9						$18,981	$2,269	$16,712
Libbey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1350 Oak Street	Wheatland	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 322-3836	198	17	11.3	43.4%	158 (79.8%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (15.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)																								$20,017	$3,113	$16,905
West Elementary	Public	3-5	201 20th Street	Wheatland	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 322-4180	195	16	12.2	43.6%	153 (78.5%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (15.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	45.4	92^nd of 148 public elementary schools	37.8%		52.6	78^th of 149 public elementary schools	47.7%	14	64.2	49.2	54.6						58.5	58.5	54.6						53.9							$19,000	$3,113	$15,887
Glendo High School	Public	9-12	305 Paige Street	Glendo	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 735-4471				—															(n/a)
Glendo Junior High School	Public	7-8	305 Paige Street	Glendo	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 735-4471	6	2	3.0	—	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$121,523	$23,794	$97,729
Peak High School	Public	9-12	1207 13th Street	Wheatland	82201	Platte County	Platte County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 322-2075	16	1	16.0	56.3%	11 (68.8%)	1 (6.3%)	4 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$22,370	$2,025	$20,345
Glendo Day Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	305 North Paige Ave	Glendo	82213	Platte County	Northeast Wyoming BOCES	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(307) 735-4229	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Prairie View Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	406 5th St.	Chugwater	82210	Platte County	Prairie View Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(307) 298-2611	90	10	9.0	—	87 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	37.5	25.0	28.6	50.0	33.3	66.7	46.7		25.0	41.7	21.4	33.3	33.3	50.0	40.0		50.0	33.3

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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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