Whether you are a student, teacher, parent, or community member, you may wonder how effective SVHS is in educating and preparing its students for the future.
This is a problematic question to answer because many factors affect a school’s effectives and even more factors affect measures of that effectiveness, but online testing data makes it possible to compare SVHS to another school in Wyoming.
US News & World Report shows Sheridan High School as the #1 high school in Wyoming out of the 55 that were ranked in 2024. SVHS was ranked the 21st. US News uses a combination of standardized test scores in Mathematics, Reading/English, and Science, along with average ACT and SAT scores, the graduation rate, and the Schools College Readiness Index to rank the schools.
The College Readiness Index reflects the proportion of 12th graders who have taken at least one AP or IB exam. Passing is the course is worth three times more than just taking it.
Sheriden High School’s College Readiness Index was 27.2/100 with their district average coming in at 13.6. 38% of their students taking at least one AP Exam and 24% passed at least one AP Exam.
Star Valley’s College Readiness Index was 6.0/100 with a district average is 2.0. 8% of 12th grade students in SVHS took at least one AP Exam and 5% passing passed at least one AP Exam.
It should be noted Sheridan offers a total of 14 AP courses while SVHS offers 2.
While SVHS may have a low College Readiness Index, one thing it has excelled at is getting 92% seniors to graduation while Sheridan graduates 85% of their seniors. SVHS also had a higher 2024 average SAT score of 1270 compared to the 1160 average score of Sheridan.
When it comes to the ACT, SVHS has a 2024 average of 24, and Sheridan comes in two points higher at 26.
In mathematics, SVHS averages 43% proficiency, but Sheridan has 68% proficiency score. The state of Wyoming’s Mathematics average was 40% in 2024.
Both high schools bettered the state average in science proficiency in 2024 was 50% with SV’s 73% edging Sheridan’ School’s 61%.
When comparing reading proficiency averages, both schools went past the 50% State average with Sheridan’s school average of 70% topping Star Valley’s 59%.
Cherry picking data from the Internet may not be the best way to gauge the effectiveness of SVHS, but it does show that when it comes to testing at least, the school exceeds the state average and compares favorably with US New & World Report’s #1 high school, Sheridan.
