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Highland Park Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2 Mydland Road
Sheridan, WY 82801
Phone
(307) 672-2113
District
Sheridan County School District #2
County
SHERIDAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
305
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wyoming

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.2% of all WY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Highland Park Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
68%
55%
61%
53%
75%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
66%
52%
59%
50%
73%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
68%
54%
68%
55%
67%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 39 12.8%
Grade 1 46 15.1%
Grade 2 60 19.7%
Grade 3 54 17.7%
Grade 4 61 20.0%
Grade 5 45 14.8%
Total 305 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.7% 89.0% 79.4%
Black 0.4% 0.3% 0.9%
Hispanic 9.9% 9.1% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.5% 0.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.1% 3.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.5% 37.6% 35.5%
Free lunch eligible 19.7% 28.5% 27.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 9.0% 8.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,053 584,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 36.1 6
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.9% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 24.1%
65 OR OLDER 21.4% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,414 238,176
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 7.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.2% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.9% 29.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.2% 17.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.2% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.4% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.1% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 12.5% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,433 $32,865,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $852 $2,968,000 5.2%
Staff $646 $2,250,000 4.0%
General Administration $307 $1,069,000 1.9%
School Administration $618 $2,153,000 3.8%
Operation $1,455 $5,069,000 8.9%
Transportation $526 $1,832,000 3.2%
Other $653 $2,275,000 4.0%
Total Support $5,056 $17,616,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,814 $6,320,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $16,303 $56,801,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,968 $1,000,612,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,246 $113,661,000 6.0%
Staff $857 $78,211,000 4.2%
General Administration $480 $43,816,000 2.3%
School Administration $980 $89,395,000 4.8%
Operation $1,875 $171,048,000 9.1%
Transportation $879 $80,179,000 4.3%
Other $927 $84,544,000 4.5%
Total Support $7,244 $660,854,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,386 $217,675,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $20,597 $1,879,141,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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