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A website company that analyzes public data, as well as reviews and survey results, has named 2 Schools Districts in Sheridan County as the top 2 in the state for 2026-27 school year and has given high rankings to more than a dozen schools in North-Central Wyoming.
Niche.com has named Sheridan County School District 2 and District 1 as the #1 and #2 school districts in Wyoming respectively.
Johnson County School District 1 was ranked 16th.
The website uses state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school rating, as well as the overall quality of the school district as some of the factors in its rankings, with some information provided by the US Department of Education.
As far as individual schools go, Coffeen, Sagebrush, Highland Park, Meadowlark and Woodland Park were ranked numbers 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 respectively for elementary schools, while Big Horn Elementary was #6 and Tongue River Elementary was #15.
Sheridan Junior High and Big Horn Middle Schools were ranked numbers 1 and 2 in their category, while Tongue River Middle School was #7.
Clear Creek Middle School in Buffalo was #10.
For High Schools, Sheridan was #5, Big Horn #6, Tongue River #11 and John C. Schiffer Collaborative School #15.
Arvada-Clearmont was #41.
In Johnson County, Buffalo was ranked #34 and Kaycee #40.
The top 4 were Ten Sleep, Jackson Hole, Ponder Academy in Laramie County and Wind River, which is located in Pavillion.
About 186 Wyoming Public Elementary Schools were examined, as well as 75 Public Middle and Junior High Schools, 94 Public High Schools and 45 School Districts.
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Last modified: October 16, 2026