Wyoming
27,179 high school students

State Profile
As states work to raise their academic standards, several national high school reform initiatives are assisting them in their efforts to strengthen their high schools so that they provide students with a 21st century education and skills.

Through the profile provided here, the National High School Center offers (a) a snapshot of the state’s graduation requirements and college entrance requirements (see table below) and (b) summaries of national reform initiatives active in the state (see list below table).

High School and College Alignment in the State
The following table shows the state’s alignment between high school graduation requirements and minimum state college entrance requirements, providing a quick source for determining whether there is a gap between what students must know to graduate and what they are expected to have mastered in order to enter college.

	High School Graduation Requirements	College Admission Requirements*
*English Units*	4	4
		3 courses w/ writing component
*Mathematics Units*	3	3
		Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
*Social Studies*	3	N/S
	History, American Government and Economics Systems and Institutions
*Science Units*	3	3
		1 physical science
*Foreign Language*	N/S	N/S
*Art Units*	N/S	N/S
*Additional Units*	N/S	Cultural Context Units - 3
		From the behavioral or social sciences, visual or performing arts, humanities, or foreign languages
*Total Units*	13	13
*Tests*	Exam on the principles of the constitution of the United States and the state of Wyoming.	SAT or ACT

*Admission requirements for the University of Wyoming.

National High School Improvement Initiatives at Work in the State
As states work to ready high school students for postsecondary success, many are partnering with national organizations to undertake high school improvement efforts. The following list includes national improvement initiatives at work in the state. National initiatives are defined as significant programs, projects, technical assistance, or key information clearinghouses dedicated to high school improvement. For information about and related to research on these initiatives, please click on the name of the initiative to link to a synthesis:

Wyoming State High School Improvement Initiatives
For information on high school improvement initiatives launched at the state level visit the
Wyoming Department of Education.

Wyoming ARRA Information
For information on Wyoming's ARRA efforts as it relates to education, please visit the state Web page.

Wyoming 27,179 high school students

Wyoming
27,179 high school students