Rocky Mountain Middle School

Summary:

Rocky Mountain Middle School is a public middle school located in Cowley, Wyoming, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 252 students. The school is part of the Big Horn County School District #1, which is ranked 17 out of 42 districts in Wyoming and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Rocky Mountain Middle School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from 26th out of 73 middle schools in 2015-2016 (3 stars) to 61st out of 74 middle schools in 2014-2015 (1 star). In the most recent school year (2023-2024), the school ranked 52nd out of 74 Wyoming middle schools, with a 2-star rating, placing it below the nearby Lovell Middle School, which ranked 21st out of 74 middle schools with a 4-star rating. The school's performance has varied across different student subgroups, with special education students being a bright spot and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds seeing a decline in recent years.

Academically, Rocky Mountain Middle School has generally performed at or slightly below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, but has consistently performed below in Mathematics. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio have also fluctuated, with the school having a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to the nearby Lovell Middle School. To improve, the school should focus on addressing its inconsistent performance, subgroup disparities, and lagging mathematics proficiency, while also examining its resource allocation to ensure effective support for student learning.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 404 South 3rd East
       Cowley, WY  82420


(307) 548-2723

District: Big Horn County School District #1

SchoolDigger Rank:
52nd of 74 Wyoming Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,774 Help


Students who attend Rocky Mountain Middle School usually attend:

High:    Burlington High School
    Rocky Mountain High School

Feeder schools for Rocky Mountain Middle School:

Elementary:    Burlington Elementary
    Rocky Mountain Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  252

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.5%
Hispanic:
10.7%
African American:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.5% Help


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Compare Details Rocky Mountain Middle School ranks worse than 70.3% of middle schools in Wyoming. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.5%), Hispanic (10.7%), American Indian (1.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Middle School is 17.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rocky Mountain Middle School is $15,774.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rocky Mountain Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rocky Mountain Middle School 52nd of 74 Wyoming public middle schools. (See Rocky Mountain Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Big Horn County School District #1:

SchoolDigger ranks Big Horn County School District #1 17th of 42 Wyoming school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rocky Mountain Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.98 53rd 61 13.1%
2005 45.46 38th 68 44.1%
2006 38.68 47th 68 30.9%
2007 70.67 13th 72 81.9%
2008 54.20 31st 69 55.1%
2009 55.58 31st 75 58.7%
2010 28.85 61st 75 18.7%
2011 41.18 51st 72 29.2%
2012 34.66 55th 71 22.5%
2013 50.47 43rd 71 39.4%
2014 57.55 28th 77 63.6%
2015 29.25 61st 74 17.6%
2016 61.39 26th 73 64.4%
2017 44.40 46th 72 36.1%
2018 48.02 36th 65 44.6%
2019 41.99 49th 76 35.5%
2021 56.65 32nd 76 57.9%
2022 35.77 49th 76 35.5%
2023 35.88 54th 74 27.0%
2024 34.96 52nd 74 29.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.98 10th 12 16.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.80 19th 30 36.7%
2019 36.13 22nd 33 33.3%
2022 56.03 3rd 12 75.0%
2023 56.64 11th 32 65.6%
2024 49.41 14th 35 60.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.68 17th 47 63.8%
2019 56.29 24th 57 57.9%
2021 62.61 18th 54 66.7%
2022 52.28 21st 51 58.8%
2023 40.60 36th 53 32.1%
2024 44.04 39th 61 36.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.66 37th 56 33.9%
2019 28.79 54th 63 14.3%
2021 45.42 37th 63 41.3%
2022 38.90 43rd 64 32.8%
2023 34.95 46th 63 27.0%
2024 24.06 56th 64 12.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 54.25 17th 38 55.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.95 30th 53 43.4%
2019 56.22 31st 66 53.0%
2021 58.37 25th 63 60.3%
2022 35.83 45th 66 31.8%
2023 34.94 46th 64 28.1%
2024 44.20 38th 66 42.4%
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Rank History for Virtual Education students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.88 1st 2 50.0%
2019 64.05 1st 3 66.7%
2022 50.31 6th 11 45.5%
2023 42.57 6th 7 14.3%
2024 37.57 5th 6 16.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.27 10th 29 65.5%
2019 48.42 13th 32 59.4%
2022 49.70 17th 32 46.9%
2023 56.99 13th 30 56.7%
2024 14.44 33rd 34 2.9%
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Rank History for White students at Rocky Mountain Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.87 25th 44 43.2%
2019 38.01 33rd 49 32.7%
2021 50.57 21st 45 53.3%
2022 30.69 40th 49 18.4%
2023 30.63 38th 47 19.1%
2024 38.18 38th 50 24.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wyoming Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Rocky Mountain Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 111 111
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 102 102
1991 87 0 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 101
1992 103 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 111
1993 102 0 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 109
1994 106 0 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 110
1995 111 0 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 120
1996 111 0 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 120
1997 113 0 0 7 3 n/a n/a 0 123
1998 123 0 0 3 4 n/a n/a 0 130
1999 135 0 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 138
2000 124 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 127
2001 120 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 126
2002 86 0 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 101
2003 86 0 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 101
2004 75 0 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 97
2005 69 0 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 84
2006 78 0 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 92
2007 71 1 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 80
2008 69 0 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 79
2009 74 0 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 83
2010 75 0 0 10 5 0 3 0 93
2011 67 1 0 11 2 0 4 0 85
2012 110 1 1 14 3 0 7 0 136
2013 133 1 0 13 0 0 8 0 155
2014 135 1 0 19 0 0 7 0 162
2015 80 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 92
2016 154 0 0 13 4 0 5 0 176
2017 157 0 0 15 4 0 7 0 183
2018 158 0 1 26 4 0 4 0 193
2019 185 1 0 23 3 0 10 0 222
2020 175 0 0 19 1 0 9 0 204
2021 340 4 2 47 2 0 17 0 412
2022 235 0 1 23 5 0 7 0 271
2023 213 4 1 27 4 0 3 0 252

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rocky Mountain Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 111 n/a n/a n/a
1990 102 10.0 10.2 n/a
1991 101 8.0 12.6 33.7
1992 111 10.0 11.1 34.2
1993 109 7.5 14.5 39.4
1994 110 8.0 13.8 28.2
1995 120 8.3 14.5 23.3
1996 120 8.3 14.5 23.3
1997 123 8.4 14.6 28.5
1998 130 11.0 11.8 33.1
1999 138 11.5 12.0 50
2000 127 11.5 11.0 55.9
2001 126 11.0 11.5 85.7
2002 101 11.5 8.8 50.5
2003 101 11.5 8.8 50.5
2004 97 10.1 9.6 52.6
2005 84 9.8 8.6 51.2
2006 92 9.8 9.4 60.9
2007 80 9.7 8.2 40
2008 79 9.3 8.5 53.2
2009 83 9.2 8.9 42.2
2010 93 9.5 10.0 44.1
2011 85 n/a n/a 50.6
2012 136 9.3 14.4 41.2
2013 155 n/a n/a 41.3
2014 162 8.8 18.2 46.3
2015 92 9.0 10.2 43.5
2016 176 10.0 17.6 40.3
2017 183 10.4 17.5 37.7
2018 193 9.6 19.9 40.4
2019 222 12.7 17.4 32
2020 204 12.1 16.7 37.3
2021 412 19.6 20.9 31.8
2022 271 15.4 17.5 23.6
2023 252 14.2 17.6 38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rocky Mountain Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 111 n/a n/a n/a
1990 102 10.0 10.2 n/a
1991 101 8.0 12.6 33.7
1992 111 10.0 11.1 34.2
1993 109 7.5 14.5 39.4
1994 110 8.0 13.8 28.2
1995 120 8.3 14.5 23.3
1996 120 8.3 14.5 23.3
1997 123 8.4 14.6 28.5
1998 130 11.0 11.8 33.1
1999 138 11.5 12.0 50
2000 127 11.5 11.0 55.9
2001 126 11.0 11.5 85.7
2002 101 11.5 8.8 50.5
2003 101 11.5 8.8 50.5
2004 97 10.1 9.6 52.6
2005 84 9.8 8.6 51.2
2006 92 9.8 9.4 60.9
2007 80 9.7 8.2 40
2008 79 9.3 8.5 53.2
2009 83 9.2 8.9 42.2
2010 93 9.5 10.0 44.1
2011 85 n/a n/a 50.6
2012 136 9.3 14.4 41.2
2013 155 n/a n/a 41.3
2014 162 8.8 18.2 46.3
2015 92 9.0 10.2 43.5
2016 176 10.0 17.6 40.3
2017 183 10.4 17.5 37.7
2018 193 9.6 19.9 40.4
2019 222 12.7 17.4 32
2020 204 12.1 16.7 37.3
2021 412 19.6 20.9 31.8
2022 271 15.4 17.5 23.6
2023 252 14.2 17.6 38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rocky Mountain Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $259 (1.9%) $13,050 (98.1%) $13,309
2020 $398 (2.7%) $14,494 (97.3%) $14,892
2021 $539 (6.9%) $7,323 (93.1%) $7,862
2022 $1,056 (6.3%) $15,753 (93.7%) $16,809
2023 $1,351 (8.6%) $14,423 (91.4%) $15,774

Data source: Wyoming Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rocky Mountain Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 49th of 76 Middle schoolsRanks 54th of 74 Middle schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rocky Mountain Middle School)63.847.5
 16.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Big Horn County School District #1)70.853.3
 17.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)60.859.8
 1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Rocky Mountain Middle School)40.432.8
 7.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Big Horn County School District #1)54.238.7
 15.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)55.151.5
 3.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rocky Mountain Middle School)60.663
 2.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Big Horn County School District #1)63.766
 2.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)58.654.4
 4.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Rocky Mountain Middle School)47.942
 5.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Big Horn County School District #1)5547.9
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)5249.1
 2.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rocky Mountain Middle School)63.758.3
 5.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Big Horn County School District #1)6761.6
 5.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wyoming)60.759.8
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rocky Mountain Middle School)42.945.2
 2.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Big Horn County School District #1)48.246.8
 1.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wyoming)54.549.6
 4.9%
8th Grade Science (Rocky Mountain Middle School)46.247.1
 0.9%
   8th Grade Science (Big Horn County School District #1)50.949.2
 1.7%
   8th Grade Science (Wyoming)47.548.1
 0.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students222252
 13.5%
African American14
 300%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian01
Hispanic2327
 17.4%
Pacific Islander00
White185213
 15.1%
Two or More Races103
 70%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32%38.5%
 6.5%


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Rocky Mountain Middle School ranks 52nd of 74 Wyoming middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Middle School usually go on to attend Burlington High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 252 students attended Rocky Mountain Middle School.

Students at Rocky Mountain Middle School are 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.


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