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Sweetwater County School District #2 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wyoming for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 558 students in Sweetwater County School District #2. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Wyoming.
Public Middle Schools in Sweetwater County School District #2 have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the Wyoming public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 56% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wyoming public middle school average of 24% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WY)
# Schools
10 Schools
116 Schools
# Students
2,406 Students
23,084 Students
# Teachers
192 Teachers
1,861 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Sweetwater County School District #2, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 48 school districts in Wyoming (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#9 out of 48 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
48%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
47%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.40
# American Indian Students
11 Students
1,193 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
5%
# Asian Students
5 Students
153 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
352 Students
3,147 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
14%
# Black Students
9 Students
178 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
1,954 Students
17,611 Students
% White Students
81%
76%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
26 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
71 Students
776 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
33
# Students in K Grade:
195
277
# Students in 1st Grade:
173
312
# Students in 2nd Grade:
173
271
# Students in 3rd Grade:
178
311
# Students in 4th Grade:
163
301
# Students in 5th Grade:
175
402
# Students in 6th Grade:
180
4,293
# Students in 7th Grade:
168
7,189
# Students in 8th Grade:
211
7,403
# Students in 9th Grade:
211
603
# Students in 10th Grade:
224
624
# Students in 11th Grade:
173
550
# Students in 12th Grade:
182
515
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,916 is higher than the state median of $20,873. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,085 is less than the state median of $20,159. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$50 MM
$1,932 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$1,866 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,916
$20,873
Spending / Student
$19,085
$20,159
Best Sweetwater County School District #2 Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
350 Monroe Avenue
Green River, WY 82935
(307) 872-4400
Green River, WY 82935
(307) 872-4400
Grades: 6-8
| 557 students
Rank: n/an/a
Thoman Ranch Elementary School
Magnet School
38622 State Highway 372
Kemmerer, WY 83101
(307) 877-3426
Kemmerer, WY 83101
(307) 877-3426
Grades: K-8
| 1 students
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