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Thunder Basin High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4001 Saunders Boulevard, Gillette, WY 82718 · (307) 687-7733 · Part of Campbell County School District 1

Gillette’s School Grade C better than 31% of Wyoming school districts

Directions
Students
1,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Thunder Basin High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Wyoming’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state

On the path

Where Gillette kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Thunder Basin High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 53.9%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Wyoming’s 289 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4001 Saunders Boulevard, Gillette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9323
Grade 10327
Grade 11284
Grade 12272
Enrollment over time
1,161’20
1,180’21
1,234’22
1,228’23
1,206’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 1%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thunder Basin High School from Gillette families.

Other schools in Campbell County School District 1

The district →
Wagonwheel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gillette
B+
244 students10:1
Cottonwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wright
B−
198 students10:1
Stocktrail Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
B
554 students16:1
Buffalo Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C+
413 students14:1
Prairie Wind Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
B−
404 students13:1
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gillette
C−
378 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wyoming’s other public schools; Gillette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.