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East High School

Q: Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Wyoming high schools.

Q: How many students attend East High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,566 students attended East High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East High School?

Students at East High School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into East High School?

East High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alta Vista Elementary Elementary : Anderson Elementary Elementary : Baggs Elementary Elementary : Buffalo Ridge Elementary Elementary : Dildine Elementary Elementary : Henderson Elementary Elementary : Saddle Ridge Elementary Middle : Carey Junior High School Middle : Meadowlark Elementary

Public Grades 9-12

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 83 Wyoming High Schools

Better than 22% of Wyoming high schools

Summary

East High School is a public high school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,506 students. It is part of the Laramie County School District #1, which is ranked 32 out of 43 districts in Wyoming and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the years, East High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from a high of 26th out of 79 Wyoming high schools in 2015-2016 to 65th out of 83 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in the past to only 1 star in the most recent years. The school performs particularly poorly in comparison to other Wyoming high schools for its Hispanic and White student populations, ranking in the bottom quartile for these subgroups in recent years. In contrast, the school performs relatively better for its Asian, African American, and Multi-racial student populations, ranking in the top half or top quartile for these subgroups.

East High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.4% and 81.6% over the past few years, which is below the state average. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on the WY-TOPP assessments for 10th and 9th grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages. Interestingly, Central High School, another public high school in the same district, outperforms East High School on several metrics, including statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic achievement on WY-TOPP assessments. Furthermore, PODER Academy Secondary School, a public charter high school in the district, significantly outperforms East High School and the district as a whole on academic achievement measures.

1,566

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,508

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 East Pershing Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82001

(307) 771-2663

District: Laramie County School District #1

Feeder schools for East High School:

Elementary:	Alta Vista Elementary
	Anderson Elementary
	Baggs Elementary
	Buffalo Ridge Elementary
	More...
	Dildine Elementary
	Henderson Elementary
	Saddle Ridge Elementary
Middle:	Carey Junior High School
	Meadowlark Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

Wyoming avg48%

65^th of 83

Wyoming public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	30.8	65 of 83	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	60 of 80	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	44 of 80	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	51 of 80	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	49 of 81	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	53 of 77	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	46 of 73	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.3	32 of 79	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.3	26 of 79	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.7	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.9	19 of 80	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	22 of 71	69.0%	★★★★☆
2011	49.8	37 of 69	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	56 of 69	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.3	30 of 71	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.1	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.8	33 of 67	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	20.6	55 of 62	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	62.1	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.5	40 of 62	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	28.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	53.1	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	28.2	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	18.0	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	45 of 55	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	43 of 64	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	46 of 63	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	39 of 62	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	17.0	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	55 of 62	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	55 of 60	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	32 of 52	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	32 of 61	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	43 of 62	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2023	44.6	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2024	40.8	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.2	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Virtual Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	11.7	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	41 of 54	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	23 of 47	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	34 of 51	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	32 of 53	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	32 of 51	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2023)<1st percentile-45 vs school

Virtual Education (2022)<1st percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2022)<1st percentile-36 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-5 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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 East High School

What schools feed into East High School?

East High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alta Vista Elementary
Elementary : Anderson Elementary
Elementary : Baggs Elementary
Elementary : Buffalo Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Dildine Elementary
Elementary : Henderson Elementary
Elementary : Saddle Ridge Elementary
Middle : Carey Junior High School
Middle : Meadowlark Elementary

What is the racial makeup of East High School?

Students at East High School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Wyoming high schools.

What district is East High School in?

Laramie County School District #1

How many students attend East High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,566 students attended East High School.

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