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Tongue River High School

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Tongue River High School ranks 21 st of 83 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 83 Wyoming High Schools

Better than 75% of Wyoming high schools

Summary

Tongue River High School is a public high school located in Dayton, Wyoming, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 233 students. The school is part of the Sheridan County School District #1, which is ranked 3rd out of 43 districts in Wyoming and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tongue River High School has consistently ranked in the top 20-30 high schools in Wyoming over the past several years, with a current ranking of 21 out of 83 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments, such as WY-TOPP, is generally above the state and district averages. Tongue River High School has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 78.9% to 82.2% over the past few years, which is on par with the state and district averages. The school has performed exceptionally well in supporting its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, ranking 1st and 6th out of 32 and 61 Wyoming high schools, respectively, in 2022-2023.

Compared to the nearby Big Horn High School, which is also part of the Sheridan County School District #1, Tongue River High School performs slightly lower on state assessments but maintains a similar graduation rate. The John C. Schiffer Collaborative School, which is part of a different district (Sheridan County School District #2), performs significantly lower than Tongue River High School across various academic measures, suggesting that Tongue River is providing a stronger educational experience for its students.

276

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,312

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 US Highway 14
Dayton, WY 82836

(307) 655-2236

District: Sheridan County School District #1

Feeder schools for Tongue River High School:

Elementary:	Big Horn Elementary
	Slack Elementary
	Tongue River Elementary
Middle:	Big Horn Middle School
	Tongue River Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.9%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wyoming average (58% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wyoming median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg66%

Wyoming avg48%

21^st of 83

Wyoming public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

3^rd of 43Sheridan 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	69.2	21 of 83	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	21 of 80	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	20 of 80	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	9 of 80	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	10 of 81	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	36 of 77	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.9	60 of 73	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	63.7	35 of 79	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	30 of 79	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.2	13 of 78	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	70.0	23 of 80	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	9 of 71	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	15 of 69	78.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.9	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	64.6	26 of 71	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.7	15 of 66	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	57.3	35 of 67	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.7	40 of 62	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	85.5	6 of 66	90.9%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	2 of 62	96.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	18 of 55	67.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	23 of 63	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	9 of 62	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	6 of 63	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	55.6	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.5	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	9 of 61	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	5 of 52	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	9 of 52	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	16.1	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	13 of 62	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	13 of 64	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2021	63.8	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	34 of 61	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	98.9	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★

Virtual Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	19 of 54	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.8	6 of 47	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	2 of 51	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	7 of 53	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	2 of 51	96.1%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Virtual Education (2025)50th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+11 vs state

Science60%+10 vs state

Mathematics51%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Tongue River High School

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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
Tongue River High School	Public	9-12	1150 US Highway 14	Dayton	82836	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 655-2236	276	17	16.2		237 (85.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	69.2	21^st of 83 public high schools	74.7%		69.8	21^st of 80 public high schools	73.8%		70.3	56.5	52.7	48.4	59.7	16.7	17.3	18.4	18.3	$17,312	$1,453	$15,859
The Bridge School	Public	6-12	1150 Main Street	Dayton	82836	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 655-2236	10	3	3.0		8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$101,267	$4,435	$96,832
Sheridan High School	Public	9-12	1056 Long Drive	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 672-2495	1,001	70	14.2	32.4%	864 (86.3%)	4 (0.4%)	90 (9.0%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.6%)	86.8	5^th of 83 public high schools	94.0%		80.2	12^th of 80 public high schools	85.0%	7	74.7	58.8	74.8	65.6	70.7	20.6	21.5	21.7	21.1	$15,369	$1,321	$14,048
Wyoming Girls School	Public	7-12	3500 Big Horn Avenue	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Wyoming Department of Family Services	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 674-7476	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
John C. Schiffer Collaborative School	Public	9-12	850 Dome Loop	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 673-8730	70	8	8.8	58.6%	57 (81.4%)	1 (1.4%)	8 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)	6.8	75^th of 83 public high schools	9.6%		5.5	74^th of 80 public high schools	7.5%	1	40.0	18.2	26.7	13.6	9.1	15.7	16.3	17.1	17.7
Big Horn High School	Public	9-12	333 US Highway 335	Big Horn	82833	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 674-8190	169	14	12.4		152 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	96.6	2^nd of 83 public high schools	97.6%		96.5	1^st of 80 public high schools	98.8%	1	88.9	80.0	69.6	82.5	77.5	22.0	21.5	22.5	21.5	$21,981	$1,328	$20,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Tongue River High School

What district is Tongue River High School in?

Sheridan County School District #1

How many students attend Tongue River High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Tongue River High School.

What schools feed into Tongue River High School?

Tongue River High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Big Horn Elementary
Elementary : Slack Elementary
Elementary : Tongue River Elementary
Middle : Big Horn Middle School
Middle : Tongue River Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Tongue River High School?

Students at Tongue River High School are 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Is Tongue River High School a good school?

Tongue River High School ranks 21^st of 83 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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