Best Middle Schools in Wyoming (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in Wyoming, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Wyoming rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Wyoming middle schools ranked
How Wyoming's middle schools compare
A: 23B: 20C: 3F: 2
90% of the 48 ranked middle schools in Wyoming earn an A or B (23 A grades, 20 B, 3 C, 0 D, 2 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 41 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (85% here, 71% nationally), and 27 exceed it. On average 50% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 49% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Thermopolis Middle School (71% against 58%, A+), Burlington Middle School (57% against 45%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 12): Sheridan County School District #1 (2).
Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Casper (4, 4 at A or B), Cheyenne (3, 2 at A or B).
The largest ranked middle schools: Carey Junior High School (861 students, B, #32), Sheridan Junior High School (843 students, A, #4), Centennial Middle School (796 students, B, #38).
Middle schools in Wyoming that are not ranked
4 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (1)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- D The Wright Place, Sheridan
Very small schools (2)
Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.
- C- Guernsey Sunrise Junior High, Guernsey
- B- Rock River Junior High School, Rock River
Not yet graded (1)
Too little test data to grade.
- Desert Middle School, Wamsutter
About this ranking
- Scope: every public middle school in Wyoming.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in Wyoming
What is the best middle school in Wyoming?
Thermopolis Middle School in Thermopolis ranks first among the 48 ranked middle schools in Wyoming with a SchoolGrade of A+, 71% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58%.
How are middle schools in Wyoming ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many middle schools does Wyoming have?
SchoolGrade grades 52 public middle schools in Wyoming; 48 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.