Best Public Schools in Ethete, WY

Ethete has three public schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Wyoming Indian Elementary (PK–5), Wyoming Indian Middle School (6–8) and Wyoming Indian High School (9–12), all in Fremont County School District #14. Enrollment ranges from 143 at Middle to 250 at Elementary. The clearest area-wide concern is that every reported latest-year proficiency result is below its corresponding state benchmark: across the schools, average proficiency is under 15.7% in ELA, under 9.9% in math and under 13.4% in science, compared with state averages of 53.1%, 55.0% and 52.5%.

Wyoming Indian High School stands out as comparatively closest to state results, though its gaps remain large: its grade-average shortfalls are 37.2 percentage points in ELA, more than 40.8 in math and 31.1 in science. Wyoming Indian Elementary has the sharpest grade-to-grade variation: grade 3 scored 30% in ELA and 25% in math, while several grade 4 and 5 results were under 5%; its average shortfalls exceed 42.9 points in ELA, 49.9 in math and 51.2 in science. Wyoming Indian Middle School reported 16.2% average ELA proficiency and 12.8% in grade 8 science, with gaps of 43.2 and 35.3 points, respectively. SchoolDigger rated all three schools zero stars and ranked them near the bottom of their statewide groups in 2025–2026: Elementary 146th of 148, Middle 75th of 76 and High 79th of 81.

Recent changes are mixed rather than consistently improving: Elementary grade 3 rose 24.6 points in ELA and 19.6 in math, but grade 5 ELA fell 8.9 points and math dropped to under 5%. High grade 10 science improved 10.4 points, while its ELA gain of 2.3 points lagged the state’s 4.3-point rise; Middle grade 6 ELA increased 8 points. SchoolDigger rankings also changed little over three reported years. Student-teacher ratios range from 7.9 at High to 9.6 at Elementary; reported free/reduced-lunch eligibility is similar, from 77.2% to 81.8%, and is context rather than an explanation of results. High’s 63.4% graduation rate was 19.7 points below the state rate.