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Central High School

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Central High School ranks 32 nd of 83 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 83 Wyoming High Schools

Better than 61% of Wyoming high schools

Summary

Central High School is a public high school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving 1,284 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Laramie County School District #1, which is ranked 32 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High School's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 4th and 55th out of Wyoming high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 5 stars to 2 stars. The school performs relatively well for its Asian and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking 1st and 2nd in the state, respectively. However, it struggles with its Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, ranking 31st and 25th in the state. Central High School's four-year graduation rate has also varied, ranging from 77.4% to 89.8% in recent years, with the most recent rate being 81.6%.

Compared to nearby high schools in the same district, such as Triumph High School, East High School, and South High School, Central High School generally outperforms them in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. The school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio suggest that it may have access to more resources compared to other schools in the district or state, which could be leveraged to improve overall performance and address the identified disparities.

1,270

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,409

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5500 Education Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82009

(307) 771-2680

District: Laramie County School District #1

Feeder schools for Central High School:

Elementary:	Clawson Elementary
	Davis Elementary
	Deming Elementary
	Freedom Elementary
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	Gilchrist Elementary
	Hobbs Elementary
	Jessup Elementary
	Pioneer Park Elementary
	Prairie Wind Elementary
	Willadsen Elementary
Middle:	McCormick Junior High School
	Miller Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2024 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wyoming average (53% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Wyoming average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg38%

Wyoming avg48%

32^nd of 83

Wyoming public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Laramie County School District #1

32^nd of 43Laramie County School District #1 among Wyoming districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	32 of 83	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	55 of 80	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	46 of 80	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	47 of 80	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	47 of 81	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	19 of 77	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	25 of 73	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.3	8 of 79	89.9%	★★★★★
2016	78.9	8 of 79	89.9%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	88.6	7 of 80	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	72.9	18 of 71	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	57.4	31 of 69	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.4	35 of 69	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.9	23 of 71	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	22 of 67	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.2	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.1	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	71.5	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2021	34.0	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2019	15.9	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	21 of 55	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	38 of 63	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	35 of 64	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	28 of 63	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	26 of 33	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	39 of 62	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	51 of 61	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	47 of 52	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	16 of 55	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	32 of 59	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	25.3	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2022	61.4	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2019	53.2	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2024	50.1	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Virtual Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	37 of 54	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	29 of 47	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	27 of 51	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	14 of 51	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	18 of 51	64.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile+23 vs school

Military Connected (2025)75th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2022)67th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-36 vs school

Virtual Education (2022)20th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-43 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+6 vs state

Science52%+3 vs state

Mathematics49%+6 vs state

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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 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 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 9th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 10th 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
Central High School	Public	9-12	5500 Education Drive	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2680	1,270	91	13.9	18.7%	997 (78.5%)	18 (1.4%)	175 (13.8%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	58 (4.6%)	60.4	32^nd of 83 public high schools	61.4%		38.2	55^th of 80 public high schools	31.3%	23			58.0	58.9			46.7	51.4		51.9	19.1	19.9	21.0	20.4	$17,409	$1,484	$15,925
PODER Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	1100 Richardson Court	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 632-2248	131	9	14.3	38.2%	83 (63.4%)	4 (3.1%)	33 (25.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	97.2	1^st of 83 public high schools	98.8%		89.8	3^rd of 80 public high schools	96.3%	2	82.5	88.0	91.7	76.5	70.7	80.0		76.5	72.0	82.4	15.1	17.8	17.6	18.6	$20,598	$2,262	$18,336
East High School	Public	9-12	2800 East Pershing Boulevard	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2663	1,566	99	15.7	30.4%	1,149 (73.4%)	32 (2.0%)	281 (17.9%)	18 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	74 (4.7%)	30.8	65^th of 83 public high schools	21.7%		32.7	60^th of 80 public high schools	25.0%	5			43.3	43.6			31.0	40.7		44.4	16.9	18.1	19.5	18.6	$17,508	$1,580	$15,928
South High School	Public	9-12	1213 West Allison Road	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2410	1,112	86	12.9	71.6%	587 (52.8%)	26 (2.3%)	435 (39.1%)	6 (0.5%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.3%)	3.5	79^th of 83 public high schools	4.8%		1.6	80^th of 80 public high schools	0.0%	1			21.4	22.7			16.2	14.3		21.7	15.9	16.6	18.4	18.0	$17,986	$1,693	$16,293
Triumph High School	Public	9-12	1250 West College Drive	Cheyenne	82007	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 771-2500	189	22	8.7	71.4%	115 (60.8%)	3 (1.6%)	55 (29.1%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	1.5	82^nd of 83 public high schools	1.2%		2.3	79^th of 80 public high schools	1.3%	3			9.8	21.6			12.7	8.0			14.9	16.7	17.2	14.7	$34,793	$3,075	$31,717
Meadowlark Academy	Public	6-12	3304 E I-80 Service Rd	Cheyenne	82009	Laramie County	Rite of Passage	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 829-7355	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High School

Is Central High School a good school?

Central High School ranks 32^nd of 83 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central High School?

Students at Central High School are 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Central High School?

Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clawson Elementary
Elementary : Davis Elementary
Elementary : Deming Elementary
Elementary : Freedom Elementary
Elementary : Gilchrist Elementary
Elementary : Hobbs Elementary
Elementary : Jessup Elementary
Elementary : Pioneer Park Elementary
Elementary : Prairie Wind Elementary
Elementary : Willadsen Elementary
Middle : McCormick Junior High School
Middle : Miller Elementary

How many students attend Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,270 students attended Central High School.

What district is Central High School in?

Laramie County School District #1

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