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Big Horn Elementary

Public Grades K-5

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 149 Wyoming Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Wyoming elementary schools

Summary

Big Horn Elementary is a public elementary school located in Big Horn, Wyoming, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 214 students. The school is part of the Sheridan County School District #1, which is ranked 3 out of 43 districts in Wyoming and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Big Horn Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Wyoming, with a statewide ranking between 1st and 10th place over the past several years. The school's students have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that significantly exceed the state and district averages. Additionally, Big Horn Elementary has consistently high rankings for its performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Big Horn Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages, the nearby schools within the same district, Slack Elementary and Tongue River Elementary, show more varied performance. Slack Elementary lags behind Big Horn Elementary in most academic areas, while Tongue River Elementary performs better but still falls short of Big Horn's exceptional results.

216

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,983

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 US Highway 335
Big Horn, WY 82833

(307) 672-3497

District: Sheridan County School District #1

Students who attend Big Horn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Big Horn Middle School
	Tongue River Middle School
High:	Big Horn High School
	Tongue River High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wyoming average (78% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Wyoming elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg69%

Wyoming avg55%

7^th of 149

Wyoming public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary 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	89.9	7 of 149	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	2 of 147	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	1 of 146	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	3 of 144	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	3 of 153	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	10 of 153	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	25 of 147	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	19 of 151	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	18 of 148	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.0	11 of 154	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	61.1	53 of 147	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.6	38 of 142	73.2%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	32 of 143	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	29 of 152	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	82.4	10 of 150	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	81.3	13 of 150	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	12 of 151	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	55.5	69 of 149	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	52 of 145	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	24.3	115 of 136	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	67.5	36 of 131	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	8 of 128	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	3 of 125	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	3 of 129	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	5 of 126	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	3 of 132	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	12 of 136	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	28 of 125	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	84.8	10 of 110	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	67.9	23 of 119	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	28 of 132	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	4 of 133	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	2 of 130	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	3 of 132	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	1 of 127	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	7 of 138	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	15 of 126	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	88.4	6 of 75	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	68.7	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)91st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+26 vs state

Mathematics79%+22 vs state

English Language Arts75%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Big Horn Elementary

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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)	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 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 4th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Big Horn Elementary	Public	K-5	333 US Highway 335	Big Horn	82833	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 672-3497	216	16	13.5	12.5%	196 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	89.9	7^th of 149 public elementary schools	95.3%		92.5	2^nd of 147 public elementary schools	98.6%	5	74.3	69.4	80.5	77.1	77.8	82.9	81.1	$16,983	$1,194	$15,789
Woodland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 East Woodland Park Road	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 674-7937	286	24	12.0	37.1%	262 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	73.7	27^th of 149 public elementary schools	81.9%		79	20^th of 147 public elementary schools	86.4%	7	73.1	58.5	69.1	76.9	68.3	67.3	56.1	$16,577	$2,637	$13,939
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 DeSmet Avenue	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 672-3786	316	25	12.8	37.7%	275 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	73.6	28^th of 149 public elementary schools	81.2%		63.6	53^rd of 147 public elementary schools	63.9%	25	61.5	65.4	67.2	71.2	75.0	65.5	59.6	$15,913	$1,419	$14,494
Henry A. Coffeen Elementary	Public	K-5	1053 South Sheridan Avenue	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 674-9333	325	27	12.1	64.0%	259 (79.7%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.5%)	88.4	8^th of 149 public elementary schools	94.6%		74.8	28^th of 147 public elementary schools	81.0%	20	79.6	67.4	74.6	88.9	87.2	67.8	76.6	$16,641	$3,063	$13,578
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Mydland Road	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 672-2113	321	25	12.9	27.4%	263 (81.9%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	84	13^th of 149 public elementary schools	91.3%		78.8	21^st of 147 public elementary schools	85.7%	8	74.2	64.9	73.3	79.0	84.2	70.0	66.7	$15,440	$1,592	$13,848
Sagebrush Elementary	Public	K-5	1685 Hillpond Drive	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 672-9059	330	28	11.6	57.6%	268 (81.2%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (12.1%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	78.8	19^th of 149 public elementary schools	87.2%		82.4	15^th of 147 public elementary schools	89.8%	4	80.4	64.1	84.6	83.9	75.0	67.3	48.4	$16,157	$2,512	$13,644
Story Elementary	Public	K-5	103 Fish Hatchery Road	Story	82842	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 683-2316	23	4	6.5	39.1%	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$18,231	$926	$17,305
Tongue River Elementary	Public	K-5	1351 Dayton Street	Ranchester	82839	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 655-2206	255	20	12.7	46.7%	215 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	72.6	32^nd of 149 public elementary schools	78.5%		83.8	14^th of 147 public elementary schools	90.5%	18	57.9	55.0	79.2	56.4	70.0	78.7	75.0	$16,698	$2,094	$14,604
Slack Elementary	Public	K-5	562 County Road 144	Ranchester	82839	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 655-2206	29	2	14.5		24 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	20	130^th of 149 public elementary schools	12.8%		63.7	52^nd of 147 public elementary schools	64.6%	78	42.9		40.0	42.9				$28,640	$1,194	$27,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Horn Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Big Horn Elementary?

Students at Big Horn Elementary are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Big Horn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Big Horn Elementary.

What district is Big Horn Elementary in?

Sheridan County School District #1

What schools do graduates of Big Horn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Big Horn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Big Horn Middle School
Middle : Tongue River Middle School
High : Big Horn High School
High : Tongue River High School

Is Big Horn Elementary a good school?

Yes! Big Horn Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 149 Wyoming elementary schools.

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