Summary:
The 82721 zip code area is home to two schools - Moorcroft Elementary and Moorcroft Secondary School, both part of the Crook County School District #1. While Moorcroft Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Wyoming, Moorcroft Secondary School's performance is more mixed, with some grades and subjects lagging behind district and state averages.
Moorcroft Elementary's students outperform their peers in the district and state on both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across grades 3-6. For example, in 4th grade Math, 81.3% of Moorcroft Elementary students scored proficient or better, compared to 68.7% for the district and 54.5% for the state. In contrast, Moorcroft Secondary School's test scores are more uneven, with 10th grade Math proficiency at 50%, below the district's 53.7% and the state's 41.5%.
The difference in spending per student between the two schools is significant, with Moorcroft Secondary spending nearly $7,600 more per student than Moorcroft Elementary. However, this higher spending does not appear to translate into consistently better academic outcomes at the secondary level. Additionally, Moorcroft Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.2, compared to 14.3 at Moorcroft Secondary School, which may contribute to its strong performance. The higher free/reduced lunch rate at Moorcroft Elementary suggests the school serves a more economically disadvantaged population, making its academic achievements even more impressive.
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