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Rock Springs High School

Q: Is Rock Springs High School a good school?

Rock Springs High School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Wyoming high schools.

Q: How many students attend Rock Springs High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,393 students attended Rock Springs High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rock Springs High School?

Students at Rock Springs High School are 63% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Rock Springs High School?

Rock Springs High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Desert Elementary Elementary : Desert View Elementary Elementary : Northpark Elementary Elementary : Sage Elementary Elementary : Walnut Elementary Middle : Desert Middle School Middle : Eastside Elementary Middle : Pilot Butte Elementary Middle : Rock Springs Junior High

Public Grades 9-12

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 83 Wyoming High Schools

Better than 23% of Wyoming high schools

Summary

Rock Springs High School is a public high school serving 1,466 students in grades 9-12 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school is part of the Sweetwater County School District #1, which is ranked 33 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rock Springs High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Wyoming high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments and the ACT, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has hovered around 80%, lower than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Expedition Academy and Green River High School, which are part of the Sweetwater County School District #2, outperform Rock Springs High School on various metrics, including higher statewide rankings, better academic proficiency rates, and higher graduation rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Rock Springs High School may be systemic within the Sweetwater County School District #1.

1,393

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,883

Per pupil spending ?

40.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1375 James Drive
Rock Springs, WY 82901

(307) 352-3440

District: Sweetwater County School District #1

Feeder schools for Rock Springs High School:

Elementary:	Desert Elementary
	Desert View Elementary
	Northpark Elementary
	Sage Elementary
	More...
	Walnut Elementary
Middle:	Desert Middle School
	Eastside Elementary
	Pilot Butte Elementary
	Rock Springs Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

30.1%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wyoming average (76% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Wyoming avg48%

64^th of 83

Wyoming public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Sweetwater County School District #1

33^rd of 43Sweetwater 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	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	58 of 81	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	59 of 77	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	54 of 73	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.0	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.8	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	50 of 80	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.2	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.7	37 of 69	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.0	59 of 71	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	47.9	43 of 67	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.9	47 of 62	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2018	42.9	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	9.0	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	9.0	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	33.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	55 of 62	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	48 of 62	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	22 of 28	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	44 of 55	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	50 of 64	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	48 of 61	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	48 of 61	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Virtual Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	22.6	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	43 of 51	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	41 of 53	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	42 of 51	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	34 of 51	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Virtual Education (2024)25th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2018)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)<1st percentile-23 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2019)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science46%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-12 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 9th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 9th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 10th 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
Rock Springs High School	Public	9-12	1375 James Drive	Rock Springs	82901	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 352-3440	1,393	79	17.7	40.4%	877 (63.0%)	16 (1.1%)	419 (30.1%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.5%)	30.8	64^th of 83 public high schools	22.9%		22	66^th of 80 public high schools	17.5%	2	53.4	40.7	34.2	29.0	46.1	15.5	17.2	17.0	17.0	$18,883	$3,639	$15,245
Black Butte High School	Public	9-12	2410 College Drive	Rock Springs	82901	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 352-3290	103	11	9.0	48.5%	72 (69.9%)	1 (1.0%)	24 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	16.9	73^rd of 83 public high schools	12.0%		15	68^th of 80 public high schools	15.0%	5	37.9	26.1	40.0	21.7	34.8	15.3	15.9	17.3	16.7	$27,276	$6,033	$21,243
Expedition Academy	Public	9-12	410 Upland Way	Green River	82935	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 872-4800	35	5	6.5	48.6%	29 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	17.2	72^nd of 83 public high schools	13.3%					(n/a)		41.7		16.7	33.3	14.2	14.7	14.6	14.9	$30,390	$4,282	$26,108
Green River High School	Public	9-12	1615 Hitching Post Drive	Green River	82935	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 872-4747	757	44	17.2	32.2%	602 (79.5%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.4%)	58.8	36^th of 83 public high schools	56.6%		53.8	37^th of 80 public high schools	53.8%	1	64.2	55.7	46.2	42.0	56.0	18.3	19.5	18.6	19.0	$18,649	$1,565	$17,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Springs High School

What is the racial makeup of Rock Springs High School?

Students at Rock Springs High School are 63% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Rock Springs High School in?

Sweetwater County School District #1

Is Rock Springs High School a good school?

Rock Springs High School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Wyoming high schools.

How many students attend Rock Springs High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,393 students attended Rock Springs High School.

What schools feed into Rock Springs High School?

Rock Springs High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Desert Elementary
Elementary : Desert View Elementary
Elementary : Northpark Elementary
Elementary : Sage Elementary
Elementary : Walnut Elementary
Middle : Desert Middle School
Middle : Eastside Elementary
Middle : Pilot Butte Elementary
Middle : Rock Springs Junior High

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