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Schools in Albany

Albany’s public schools

Albany County School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Albany. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/9schools above Wyoming’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wyoming’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 9% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
WY 12.1
Schools in town
0
3,352 students on the public path
In brief

Albany’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Albany’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s 289 public schools. UW Laboratory School places highest (better than 86%); Rock River High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Ten elementary schools serve Albany, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and two high schools: Laramie High School and Rock River High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Albany, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Albany’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Albany County School District 1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 53.1% · 2339 students tested
Math56%
State average 48.3% · 2344 students tested

Albany vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wyoming towns that share Albany’s borders.

Schools next door
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Albany—Albany County School District 1

Every school in Albany

14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wyoming’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Albany’s schools

Are Albany’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Albany. Albany County School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Albany. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Albany in?

Albany County School District 1.

Where do Albany kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Laramie High School and Rock River High School.

Parents talk

What Albany families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.