Rock Springs High School
1375 James Dr
Rock Springs WY, 82902, Sweetwater County
Phone: 307-352-3440
Ranking: 
(55 out of 61, bottom 10%)*
(55 out of 61, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Sweetwater County School District 1
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 79 | NA | NA | 74 | NA | NA | 73 | 78 | 79 | |||||
| Total Students: | 1,387 | 1,336 | 1,271 | 1,226 | 1,164 | 1,179 | 1,110 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 386 | 27.8% | 394 | 29.5% | 349 | 27.5% | 339 | 27.7% | 320 | 27.5% | 368 | 31.2% | 309 | 27.8% |
| Grade 10: | 383 | 27.6% | 342 | 25.6% | 317 | 24.9% | 333 | 27.2% | 326 | 28.0% | 283 | 24.0% | 309 | 27.8% |
| Grade 11: | 318 | 22.9% | 312 | 23.4% | 309 | 24.3% | 310 | 25.3% | 262 | 22.5% | 286 | 24.3% | 302 | 27.2% |
| Grade 12: | 300 | 21.6% | 288 | 21.6% | 296 | 23.3% | 244 | 19.9% | 256 | 22.0% | 242 | 20.5% | 190 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 752 | 54.2% | 688 | 51.5% | 632 | 49.7% | 629 | 51.3% | 603 | 51.8% | 617 | 52.3% | 561 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 635 | 45.8% | 648 | 48.5% | 639 | 50.3% | 597 | 48.7% | 561 | 48.2% | 554 | 47.0% | 545 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.9% | 17 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.7% | 14 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 293 | 21.1% | 273 | 20.4% | 245 | 19.3% | 229 | 18.7% | 212 | 18.2% | 187 | 15.9% | 169 | 15.2% |
| Black: | 19 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.5% | 27 | 2.2% | 19 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.7% |
| White: | 1,017 | 73.3% | 996 | 74.6% | 971 | 76.4% | 937 | 76.4% | 898 | 77.1% | 944 | 80.1% | 896 | 80.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 2.6% | 25 | 1.9% | 10 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 322 | 23.2% | 301 | 22.5% | 286 | 22.5% | 274 | 22.3% | 222 | 19.1% | 132 | 11.2% | 138 | 12.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 4.6% | 80 | 6.0% | 70 | 5.5% | 68 | 5.5% | 69 | 5.9% | 61 | 5.2% | 55 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.53 | NA | NA | 17.19 | NA | NA | 14.96 | 15.20 | 14.10 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PAWS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 44% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 49% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 58% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 57.1% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.73% | 42.76% | 62.39% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.44% | 59.61% | 63.11% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.42% | 51.2% | 66.67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.23% | 52.96% | 66.19% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 39% | 50% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 37% | 52% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 63% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 64.4% | 73.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 31.9% | 65.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.18% | 46.18% | 65.19% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.71% | 62.35% | 65.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.27% | 59.04% | 88.89% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.02% | 65.23% | 76.53% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 26.5% | 40.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.59% | 34.16% | 45.26% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.07% | 43.53% | 45.34% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.66% | 42.04% | 55.56% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.65% | 38.41% | 51.03% |
| 2004 | Writing | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 49% | 59% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 43% | 60% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 59% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 58.8% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 53.2% | 73% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.78% | 57.09% | 77.03% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.86% | 85.88% | 82.55% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.48% | 74.24% | 88.89% |
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* Rock Springs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.