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Black Butte High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

2410 College Drive, Rock Springs, WY 82901 · (307) 352-3290 · Part of Sweetwater County School District 1

Rock Springs’ School Grade D better than 12% of Wyoming school districts

Directions
Students
103
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Black Butte High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Wyoming’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts44%
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 ↗

2410 College Drive, Rock Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 926
Grade 1027
Grade 1130
Grade 1220
Enrollment over time
98’20
101’21
102’22
102’23
103’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 6%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Black Butte High School from Rock Springs families.

Other schools in Sweetwater County School District 1

The district →
Stagecoach Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Rock Springs
C
394 students13:1
Sage Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Rock Springs
B+
352 students13:1
Walnut Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Rock Springs
B
195 students13:1
Desert View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Rock Springs
C−
181 students13:1
Northpark Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Rock Springs
C
165 students11:1
Farson-Eden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farson
B+
45 students6:1

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; Rock Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.