Tongue River High School
Dayton, WY · High School · Grades 9-12
Tongue River High School is a high school in Dayton, WY with 258 students enrolled and a 65% proficiency rate. Part of Sheridan County School District #1. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Tongue River High School is a small high school in Dayton, WY, serving 258 students in grades 9-12 in the Sheridan County School District #1. That headcount is above the 145-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 65% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 7 points above the 58% average for the Sheridan County School District #1. Against the 55% Wyoming statewide average, the school sits 10 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 35 points. As a high school, it reports a 85% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 17.2 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1. A relatively low 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Tongue River High School is a high school located in Dayton, Wyoming. The school serves 258 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 65% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 85% graduation rate.
21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Tongue River High School is part of the Sheridan County School District #1 in Wyoming.
How This School Compares
Tongue River High School has 258 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Sheridan County School District #1 (145 students). Its 65% proficiency rate is 7 percentage points above the district average of 58%. Compared to the Wyoming state average of 55%, the school performs 10 points higher.
Other Schools in Sheridan County School District #1
Frequently Asked Questions
Tongue River High School has 258 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.
According to EDFacts data, 65% of students at Tongue River High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Tongue River High School has a 85% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Tongue River High School is part of the Sheridan County School District #1 in Dayton, Wyoming. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.