Central High School
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Phone: (307) 771-2680
District: Laramie County School District #1
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9-12 • 1270 students
Central High School, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serves grades 9-12 in the Laramie County School District #1. It is among the few public high schools in Wyoming to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.
Central High School is a public school located in Cheyenne, WY. 1270 students attend Central High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 7/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress data from Wyoming Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 9/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Wyoming Department of Education, using 2025 Average ACT score data from Wyoming Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
| Student Growth | 6/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Wyoming Department of Education. |
Posted: April 2, 2020
There was a lot of bullying and snottiness between students. The teachers seemed really disconnected, like they were more focused on us passing on tests than seeing us as individuals learning.
I met a lot of subpar teachers there, and felt very unwelcome by my counselor. She openly told me she couldnt wait to stop working there and I was made to feel as though she didnt care when I came to her for help.
I had teachers who would deliberately not want to answer questions, teachers who would shop online and snapchat students instead of helping, teachers who would leave the classroom for long amounts of time when we had questions. There was even a teacher who openly mocked and challenged the validity of my learning disability in front of other students. The gym teacher also didnt care that I had asthma and I ended up failing gym class once despite the fact that I was doing the best I could with that condition.
There are a few teachers there who really did have a passion for teaching students. Unfortunately in my experience, there were a lot who were there to get a paycheck, not teach students.
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Posted: March 5, 2015
Academically this is a great school, however the athletic director is a rude, overbearing ( Central Alum) slovenly oaf who handpicks his buddies to coach & most of them don't have a clue!
Posted: June 22, 2014
The teachers of Central High were mostly great teachers. There's some that I just didn't think understood how to teach a class of adolescence. Best school in Cheyenne even though the students were very rude to me. Alot of the teachers never said anything because the students doing it were the " sporty, girly" students, and that's just what that school is about. The students were less accepting of any peers who were different than the teachers. Bullying was a big thing in Central even though it was not often brought to the attention of the staff. Otherwise there are some great teachers at Central. Mr.lee (art teacher) being above all. Very understanding of the kids he teaches but also strict enough to learn in his class.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAM Camp RV Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Cheyenne | WY | 12.6 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheyenne | Cheyenne | WY | 2.2 mi | |
| 2 | Sunrise, east side of town | Cheyenne | WY | 2.3 mi | |
| 3 | Cheyenne Depot Plaza/Downtown | Cheyenne | WY | 2.9 mi | |
| 4 | Wellington | Wellington | CO | 33.4 mi | |
| 5 | Ft. Collins | Ft. Collins | CO | 44.7 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| FE Warren AFB | 1.4 mi. |
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