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Niobrara County High School

Summary:

Niobrara County High School is a public high school located in Lusk, Wyoming, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Niobrara County School District #1, which is ranked 38 out of 42 districts in Wyoming and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Niobrara County High School has seen a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past several years, ranging from 30th to 60th out of 77-80 Wyoming high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. This indicates that the school's performance has been relatively average to below-average compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance is quite uneven across different student groups, with male students and virtual education students performing significantly better than female students and Hispanic students. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs and challenges faced by underperforming student groups to ensure more equitable outcomes.

The school's proficiency rates in WY-TOPP assessments for 10th and 9th grade students were generally lower than the state averages, with the exception of 9th grade English Language Arts. The school's ACT proficiency rates for 11th grade students were not provided, so a direct comparison to state averages is not possible. Over the past few years, the school's WY-TOPP proficiency rates have fluctuated, with some improvements in certain subject areas, but overall performance remains below the state average. The growing percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at the school suggests that the student population is facing increasing socioeconomic challenges, which may impact academic performance. The school may need to explore additional support and resources to address the needs of students from low-income families.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 702 West 5th Street
       Lusk, WY  82225

(307) 334-3320

District: Niobrara County School District #1

SchoolDigger Rank:
49th of 80 Wyoming High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,963 Help


Feeder schools for Niobrara County High School:

Elementary:    Lance Creek Elementary
    Lusk Elementary
Middle:    Lusk Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  340

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.3%
Hispanic:
15.6%
African American:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Niobrara County High School ranks worse than 61.3% of high schools in Wyoming. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.3%), Hispanic (15.6%), African American (1.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Niobrara County High School is 12.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Niobrara County High School is $21,963.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Niobrara County High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Niobrara County High School 49th of 80 Wyoming public high schools. (See Niobrara County High School in the ranking list.)

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Niobrara County School District #1:

SchoolDigger ranks Niobrara County School District #1 38th of 42 Wyoming school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Niobrara County High School

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Rank History for all students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 41.09 45th 62 27.4%
2005 51.59 36th 66 45.5%
2006 23.33 54th 62 12.9%
2007 52.76 41st 67 38.8%
2008 58.18 30th 66 54.5%
2009 49.18 41st 71 42.3%
2010 47.15 44th 69 36.2%
2011 55.15 32nd 69 53.6%
2012 39.52 49th 71 31.0%
2013 55.23 39th 80 51.3%
2014 39.33 43rd 78 44.9%
2016 64.06 28th 79 64.6%
2017 54.02 43rd 79 45.6%
2018 30.70 57th 73 21.9%
2019 32.78 60th 77 22.1%
2021 44.97 48th 81 40.7%
2022 60.38 30th 80 62.5%
2023 50.94 39th 80 51.3%
2024 45.89 49th 80 38.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.54 4th 27 85.2%
2021 76.98 4th 27 85.2%
2023 43.24 17th 32 46.9%
2024 49.68 18th 33 45.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.90 24th 52 53.8%
2019 20.24 49th 55 10.9%
2021 66.38 13th 52 75.0%
2022 61.02 18th 52 65.4%
2023 66.67 20th 61 67.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.97 48th 60 20.0%
2019 44.79 38th 62 38.7%
2021 43.57 40th 63 36.5%
2022 55.76 29th 62 53.2%
2023 36.57 48th 64 25.0%
2024 34.30 46th 63 27.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.47 50th 62 19.4%
2019 15.21 56th 61 8.2%
2021 40.41 40th 61 34.4%
2022 63.13 22nd 66 66.7%
2023 62.75 17th 64 73.4%
2024 54.71 29th 62 53.2%
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Rank History for Virtual Education students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.48 1st 2 50.0%
2019 70.48 1st 2 50.0%
2021 81.56 3rd 12 75.0%
2022 85.05 1st 10 90.0%
2023 83.41 1st 6 83.3%
2024 80.25 1st 8 87.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.14 15th 28 46.4%
2019 22.68 26th 29 10.3%
2021 37.34 20th 33 39.4%
2022 71.31 6th 31 80.6%
2023 71.31 3rd 30 90.0%
2024 18.69 34th 38 10.5%
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Rank History for White students at Niobrara County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.07 41st 51 19.6%
2019 32.68 43rd 51 15.7%
2021 41.92 39th 53 26.4%
2022 57.63 22nd 51 56.9%
2023 47.23 28th 47 40.4%
2024 45.84 32nd 54 40.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wyoming Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wyoming Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Niobrara County High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 164 164
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 162 162
1991 153 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 154
1992 151 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a -1 151
1993 151 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 153
1994 142 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 144
1995 143 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 146
1996 143 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 146
1997 166 0 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 169
1998 174 0 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 180
1999 166 1 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 171
2000 164 0 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 168
2001 155 0 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 160
2002 143 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 144
2003 143 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 144
2004 131 0 1 2 5 n/a n/a 0 139
2005 128 1 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 133
2006 129 0 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 134
2007 124 0 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 127
2008 122 0 3 1 1 n/a n/a 0 127
2009 124 0 3 1 3 n/a n/a 0 131
2010 208 2 4 7 3 0 3 0 227
2011 261 1 3 10 3 0 2 0 280
2012 263 2 2 17 4 0 3 0 291
2013 308 0 4 20 6 0 6 0 344
2014 319 2 4 24 7 0 6 0 362
2015 319 0 5 15 6 1 5 0 351
2016 331 2 1 24 1 2 3 0 364
2017 297 2 0 23 1 0 2 0 325
2018 293 2 2 24 1 1 1 0 324
2019 283 3 4 35 4 1 1 0 331
2020 244 2 2 37 4 0 1 0 290
2021 315 1 4 50 3 2 2 0 377
2022 266 1 3 39 3 0 2 0 314
2023 249 1 2 42 3 0 2 0 299
2024 273 6 2 53 3 2 1 0 340

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Niobrara County High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 164 n/a n/a n/a
1990 162 18.0 9.0 n/a
1991 154 15.0 10.2 18.8
1992 151 9.8 15.4 12.6
1993 153 13.8 11.1 12.4
1994 144 14.0 10.3 18.1
1995 146 13.0 11.2 13
1996 146 13.0 11.2 13
1997 169 13.0 13.0 10.7
1998 180 15.1 11.9 8.9
1999 171 15.1 11.3 14
2000 168 14.0 12.0 17.9
2001 160 13.8 11.6 23.1
2002 144 13.3 10.8 25.7
2003 144 13.3 10.8 25.7
2004 139 12.9 10.8 32.4
2005 133 12.8 10.4 20.3
2006 134 13.2 10.2 12.7
2007 127 13.8 9.2 13.4
2008 127 14.3 8.9 18.9
2009 131 12.8 10.2 24.4
2010 227 13.3 17.7 9.3
2011 280 n/a n/a 23.2
2012 291 23.8 12.1 7.9
2013 344 n/a n/a 8.7
2014 362 23.4 15.4 8.8
2015 351 25.0 14.0 10.3
2016 364 26.0 14.0 6
2017 325 26.5 12.2 6.2
2018 324 26.5 12.1 34.9
2019 331 25.6 12.8 34.4
2020 290 25.3 11.4 31
2021 377 29.9 12.5 19.1
2022 314 29.3 10.7 18.5
2023 299 31.0 9.6 26.8
2024 340 26.3 12.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Niobrara County High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 164 n/a n/a n/a
1990 162 18.0 9.0 n/a
1991 154 15.0 10.2 18.8
1992 151 9.8 15.4 12.6
1993 153 13.8 11.1 12.4
1994 144 14.0 10.3 18.1
1995 146 13.0 11.2 13
1996 146 13.0 11.2 13
1997 169 13.0 13.0 10.7
1998 180 15.1 11.9 8.9
1999 171 15.1 11.3 14
2000 168 14.0 12.0 17.9
2001 160 13.8 11.6 23.1
2002 144 13.3 10.8 25.7
2003 144 13.3 10.8 25.7
2004 139 12.9 10.8 32.4
2005 133 12.8 10.4 20.3
2006 134 13.2 10.2 12.7
2007 127 13.8 9.2 13.4
2008 127 14.3 8.9 18.9
2009 131 12.8 10.2 24.4
2010 227 13.3 17.7 9.3
2011 280 n/a n/a 23.2
2012 291 23.8 12.1 7.9
2013 344 n/a n/a 8.7
2014 362 23.4 15.4 8.8
2015 351 25.0 14.0 10.3
2016 364 26.0 14.0 6
2017 325 26.5 12.2 6.2
2018 324 26.5 12.1 34.9
2019 331 25.6 12.8 34.4
2020 290 25.3 11.4 31
2021 377 29.9 12.5 19.1
2022 314 29.3 10.7 18.5
2023 299 31.0 9.6 26.8
2024 340 26.3 12.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Niobrara County High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $158 (1.0%) $15,664 (99.0%) $15,823
2020 $367 (2.0%) $18,293 (98.0%) $18,660
2021 $336 (2.6%) $12,442 (97.4%) $12,778
2022 $594 (2.6%) $22,642 (97.4%) $23,236
2023 $00 (0.0%) $21,963 (100.0%) $21,963

Data source: Wyoming Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Niobrara County High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 60th of 77 High schoolsRanks 39th of 80 High schools
 29.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Niobrara County High School)45.653.3
 7.7%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Niobrara County School District #1)45.653.3
 7.7%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)52.752.6
 0.1%
9th Grade Mathematics (Niobrara County High School)33.728.6
 5.1%
   9th Grade Mathematics (Niobrara County School District #1)33.728.6
 5.1%
   9th Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)40.441
 0.6%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Niobrara County High School)50.568.4
 17.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Niobrara County School District #1)50.568.4
 17.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)52.853.7
 0.9%
10th Grade Mathematics (Niobrara County High School)27.947.4
 19.5%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Niobrara County School District #1)27.947.4
 19.5%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)45.243.7
 1.5%
10th Grade Science (Niobrara County High School)46.248.7
 2.5%
   10th Grade Science (Niobrara County School District #1)46.248.7
 2.5%
   10th Grade Science (Wyoming)48.346.6
 1.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students331299
 9.7%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian42
 50%
Hispanic3542
 20%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White283249
 12%
Two or More Races12
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.4%26.8%
 7.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Niobrara County High School

Niobrara County High School ranks 49th of 80 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Niobrara County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lance Creek Elementary
Elementary : Lusk Elementary
Middle : Lusk Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 340 students attended Niobrara County High School.

Students at Niobrara County High School are 80% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Education.

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