Best Middle Schools in Wyoming

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WY-TOPP test scores by the Wyoming Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 74)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
560331000181	1	Thermopolis Middle School	Public	5-8	1450 Valleyview Drive	Thermopolis	82443	Hot Springs County	Hot Springs County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 864-6551	189	18	10.7	39.2%	160 (84.7%)	3 (1.6%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	$22,133			$3,670			$18,463	94.2	85	4	3
560237000405	2	Sundance Secondary School	Public	7-12	1016 East Cleveland	Sundance	82729	Crook County	Crook County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 283-1007	193	19	10.2	22.8%	181 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$24,561			$2,067			$22,494	91.5	61.8	26	24
560569000446	3	Big Horn Middle School	Public	6-8	333 US Highway 335	Big Horn	82833	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 674-8190	129	11	11.3		119 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$16,219			$1,337			$14,882	91.1	94.6	1	2
560569500361	4	Sheridan Junior High School	Public	6-8	500 Lewis Street	Sheridan	82801	Sheridan County	Sheridan County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 672-9745	783	59	13.1	36.5%	661 (84.4%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.6%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	$12,893			$1,078			$11,814	86.8	78.2	9	5
560198000574	5	PODER Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	1100 Richardson Court	Cheyenne	82001	Laramie County	Laramie County School District #1	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 632-2248	120	11	10.9	44.2%	68 (56.7%)	5 (4.2%)	38 (31.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$25,623			$1,793			$23,830	86.7	89	3	2
560516000279	6	Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	369 East 3rd Street	Powell	82435	Park County	Park County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 764-6185	397	30	13	41.8%	320 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$17,106			$2,002			$15,104	83.2	74.2	12	6
560103000124	7	Little Snake River Valley School	Public, Alternative	K-12	333 North Street	Baggs	82321	Carbon County	Carbon County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 383-2185	189	19	9.7	31.2%	146 (77.2%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,751			$1,919			$24,832	81.3	65.7	24	17
560377000191	8	Clear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	361 West Gatchell	Buffalo	82834	Johnson County	Johnson County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 684-5594	259	23	11.1	29.3%	221 (85.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	$19,166			$1,050			$18,117	78.3	70.2	17	9
560406000203	9	Star Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	999 Warrior Way	Afton	83110	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 885-5208	435	26	16.7	29.7%	396 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,254			$1,288			$13,966	77.9	73.7	13	4
560109000036	10	Riverside Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1212 West B Street	Basin	82410	Big Horn County	Big Horn County School District #4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 568-2416	126	18	7	34.9%	110 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$32,816			$1,030			$31,786	77.3	68.3	22	12

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WY-TOPP English Language Arts, WY-TOPP Mathematics, WY-TOPP Science test scores released by the Wyoming Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wyoming Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wyoming Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Education.