Middle Schools in Goshen County School District #1

Summary:

The Goshen County School District #1 in Wyoming is home to three middle schools serving grades 6-8: Torrington Middle School, Lingle-Ft. Laramie Middle School, and Southeast Junior High School. While the district as a whole performs around the state average, there is significant variation in the performance of these middle schools.

Southeast Junior High School stands out as the top-performing middle school in the district, consistently ranking among the best in Wyoming. In the 2022-2023 school year, it was ranked 5th out of 74 middle schools in the state and received a perfect 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 90.5% and 81% of 7th-grade students, respectively, scoring proficient or better.

In contrast, Torrington Middle School and Lingle-Ft. Laramie Middle School have struggled, with lower test scores and rankings compared to other Wyoming middle schools. The data suggests a potential correlation between higher spending per student and better school performance, as Southeast Junior High School has the highest spending per student at $27,149.

District Detail

626 West 25th Avenue
Torrington, WY 82240

(307) 532-2171

SchoolDigger Rank:
20^th of 43 Wyoming districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,617

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2025)			WY-TOPP Mathematics (2025)			WY-TOPP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Torrington Middle School	Public	6-8	2742 West E Street	Torrington	82240	Goshen County	Goshen County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 532-7014	239	21	11.3	47.3%	175 (73.2%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	52.3	36^th of 77 public middle schools	53.2%		41.9	45^th of 74 public middle schools	39.2%	9	56.3	57.1	55.8	74.7	49.4	57.7	45.4	$23,060	$3,680	$19,379
Lingle-Ft. Laramie Middle School	Public	6-8	404 3rd Street	Lingle	82223	Goshen County	Goshen County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 837-2296	72	7	9.9	47.2%	57 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	30.8	58^th of 77 public middle schools	24.7%		43.5	43^rd of 74 public middle schools	41.9%	15	40.9	61.9	50.0	31.8	47.6	46.2	42.3	$23,406	$2,133	$21,272
Southeast Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 Lacy Street	Yoder	82244	Goshen County	Goshen County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 532-7176	45	5	9.5	46.7%	37 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	70.6	16^th of 77 public middle schools	79.2%		65.6	19^th of 74 public middle schools	74.3%	3		90.5	65.2		81.0	52.2	47.8	$27,149	$1,632	$25,517

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Joseph's Children's Home - Administration Office	9.73 mi	1
Platte County School District #2	22.38 mi	3	40^th
Platte County School District #1	32.09 mi	8
Prairie View Community School	35.84 mi	1
Northeast Wyoming BOCES	43.13 mi	4

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Education.

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