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Schools in Shell

Shell’s public schools

Big Horn County School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.6K
▲ 14% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
WY 12.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
447 students on the public path
In brief

Shell’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Shell’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s 289 public schools. Greybull Elementary places highest (better than 65%); Greybull High School lowest (30%). 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 Shell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Greybull Elementaryin GreybullB+
6–8Greybull Middle Schoolin GreybullB−
9–12Greybull High Schoolin GreybullC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Big Horn County School District 3.

The district

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

Big Horn County School District 3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 447 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (WY 12.1)
$23,631WY $20,645 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 53.1% · 281 students tested
Math55%
State average 48.3% · 282 students tested

Shell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Shell—Big Horn County School District 3

Every school in Shell

3 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).

Also serving Shellin other towns
Greybull Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greybull
B+
207 students11:1Rate it →
Greybull Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greybull
B−
104 students13:1Rate it →
Greybull High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greybull
C
136 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Shell’s schools

Are Shell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shell. Big Horn County School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shell in?

Big Horn County School District 3.

Where do Shell kids go to high school?

Greybull High School.

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What Shell 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.