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Burns Junior & Senior High School

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Burns Junior & Senior High School ranks 45 th of 83 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 83 Wyoming High Schools

Better than 46% of Wyoming high schools

Summary

Burns Junior & Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Laramie County School District #2 in Wyoming. The school has 324 students and is located in the town of Burns, WY.

While Burns Junior & Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 15th out of 73 Wyoming high schools in 2017-2018 to 45th out of 83 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also fluctuated, ranging from a high of 95.7% in 2023-2024 to a low of 81.4% in 2022-2023. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally below the state and district averages across most subject areas and grade levels.

Interestingly, the nearby Pine Bluffs Junior & Senior High School, which is also part of the Laramie County School District #2, generally outperforms Burns Junior & Senior High School on various metrics, including graduation rates, academic achievement, and student-teacher ratios. However, Burns Junior & Senior High School appears to be performing relatively well in supporting its special education and Hispanic student populations, which could be an area of focus and potential best practice sharing within the district.

307

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,662

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

524 East 4th Street
Burns, WY 82053

(307) 245-4100

District: Laramie County School District #2

Feeder schools for Burns Junior & Senior High School:

Elementary:	Albin Elementary
	Burns Elementary
	Carpenter Elementary
	Pine Bluffs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Wyoming average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Wyoming avg51%

Middle school

61^st of 77

Wyoming public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

45^th of 83

Wyoming public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wyoming High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

27^th of 43Laramie County School District #2 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	61 of 77	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	63 of 74	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	40 of 76	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	66 of 76	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	73 of 76	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	50 of 65	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.5	35 of 72	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.4	36 of 73	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.4	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.4	55 of 77	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.0	29 of 71	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	25 of 71	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	51 of 75	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	54 of 75	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.2	54 of 69	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.0	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.4	41 of 68	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.2	37 of 68	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.3	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	36 of 64	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	49 of 63	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	59 of 63	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2018	58.0	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	58 of 62	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.5	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	26 of 51	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.0	51 of 54	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.5	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	29 of 47	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.1	29 of 64	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	23 of 66	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.3	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	62 of 66	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	40 of 53	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	11 of 39	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	53 of 80	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	63 of 80	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	57 of 80	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	67 of 81	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	41 of 77	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.7	15 of 73	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	34 of 79	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	31 of 79	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	31.7	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	31 of 80	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.1	42 of 71	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.6	28 of 69	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.6	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	56.7	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.2	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	64.6	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.4	39 of 66	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.2	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	24 of 60	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	42.5	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2024	27.1	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	19 of 62	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.5	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	33 of 52	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	34 of 52	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.1	56 of 61	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	35 of 61	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.1	8 of 62	87.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	64.7	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	9 of 33	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	16 of 50	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	35 of 54	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	41 of 47	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	45 of 51	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	46 of 53	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	28 of 51	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+51 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+31 vs school

Military Connected (2019)75th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)10th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+10 vs state

English Language Arts45%-11 vs state

Mathematics42%-4 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
Burns Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	524 East 4th Street	Burns	82053	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 245-4100	307	25	12.1	34.2%	262 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	46.2	45^th of 83 public high schools	45.8%		41.3	53^rd of 80 public high schools	33.8%	8	44.7	47.3	41.1	47.3	42.6	43.6	28.6	54.6	52.7	65.5	18.4	16.8	21.0	19.7	$19,662	$1,440	$18,222
Pine Bluffs Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	502 Maple Street	Pine Bluffs	82082	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 245-4000	189	19	10.0	45.0%	146 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	42.1	50^th of 83 public high schools	39.8%		37.7	57^th of 80 public high schools	28.8%	7	73.1	44.8	52.0	42.5	53.9	43.3	28.0	50.0	40.0	55.0	18.7	17.5	19.0	19.5	$23,524	$2,378	$21,146
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 Burns Junior & Senior High School

What schools feed into Burns Junior & Senior High School?

Burns Junior & Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Albin Elementary
Elementary : Burns Elementary
Elementary : Carpenter Elementary
Elementary : Pine Bluffs Elementary

Is Burns Junior & Senior High School a good school?

Burns Junior & Senior High School ranks 45^th of 83 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Burns Junior & Senior High School in?

Laramie County School District #2

How many students attend Burns Junior & Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Burns Junior & Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Burns Junior & Senior High School?

Students at Burns Junior & Senior High School are 85% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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