Niobrara County High School
702 West 5th St
Lusk WY, 82225, Niobrara County
Phone: 307-334-3320
Ranking: 
(53 out of 61, bottom 13%)*
(53 out of 61, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Niobrara County School District 1
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | NA | NA | 24 | NA | NA | 13 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| Total Students: | 362 | 344 | 291 | 280 | 227 | 131 | 127 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 103 | 28.5% | 91 | 26.5% | 75 | 25.8% | 76 | 27.1% | 69 | 30.4% | 25 | 19.1% | 32 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 97 | 26.8% | 94 | 27.3% | 81 | 27.8% | 71 | 25.4% | 54 | 23.8% | 33 | 25.2% | 24 | 18.9% |
| Grade 11: | 90 | 24.9% | 96 | 27.9% | 81 | 27.8% | 72 | 25.7% | 66 | 29.1% | 29 | 22.1% | 41 | 32.3% |
| Grade 12: | 72 | 19.9% | 63 | 18.3% | 54 | 18.6% | 61 | 21.8% | 38 | 16.7% | 44 | 33.6% | 30 | 23.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 44.2% | 139 | 40.4% | 129 | 44.3% | 135 | 48.2% | 110 | 48.5% | 67 | 51.1% | 71 | 55.9% |
| Female: | 202 | 55.8% | 205 | 59.6% | 162 | 55.7% | 145 | 51.8% | 117 | 51.5% | 56 | 42.7% | 52 | 40.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 3 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 6.6% | 20 | 5.8% | 17 | 5.8% | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | 3.1% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 319 | 88.1% | 308 | 89.5% | 263 | 90.4% | 261 | 93.2% | 208 | 91.6% | 124 | 94.7% | 122 | 96.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.4% | 19 | 5.5% | 18 | 6.2% | 50 | 17.9% | 15 | 6.6% | 22 | 16.8% | 15 | 11.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.5% | 11 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.7% | 15 | 5.4% | 6 | 2.6% | 10 | 7.6% | 9 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.44 | NA | NA | 12.19 | NA | NA | 17.71 | 10.20 | 8.90 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PAWS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 49% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 58% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.38% | 65.38% | 62.39% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.34% | 60.34% | 63.11% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.93% | 55.93% | 66.67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.79% | 50.79% | 66.19% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 50% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 52% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 63% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 65.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.38% | 65.38% | 65.19% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 65.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.59% | 77.59% | 88.89% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.25% | 68.25% | 76.53% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.5% | 40.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.15% | 46.15% | 45.26% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.45% | 45.45% | 45.34% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.85% | 50.85% | 55.56% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.38% | 52.38% | 51.03% |
| 2004 | Writing | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 59% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 59% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.69% | 57.69% | 77.03% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.21% | 86.21% | 82.55% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.36% | 81.36% | 88.89% |
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* Niobrara County High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.