Summary:
Hot Springs County School District #1 has one middle school in Hot Springs County, Wyoming: Thermopolis Middle School, which serves grades 5–8. Its 2025–2026 average proficiency was 70.8% in English language arts (ELA) and 67.8% in mathematics, compared with Wyoming averages of 59.9% and 56.2%. Eighth-grade science was 61.8%, versus 48.1% statewide. The clearest takeaway for families is that results are well above state averages overall, but achievement varies considerably by grade.
There are no other middle schools in the district to compare, so Thermopolis Middle School is the only school represented, rather than a leader or trailer among local schools. Within the school, 8th grade stood out in 2025–2026: ELA and mathematics were both 83.6%, respectively 22.7 and 29.7 points above state results. The lowest result was 7th-grade mathematics at 51.0%, 1.9 points below the state’s 52.9%. That makes the gap between the school’s 8th- and 7th-grade mathematics results 32.6 points; ELA also varied, from 63.3% in 7th grade to 83.6% in 8th. These differences mean families should look at results for the specific grade and subject that matter to them.
Across the two years shown, the school remained ahead overall, although its lead narrowed: the average across ELA and mathematics grades 5–8 was 69.6% in 2024–2025 and 69.3% in 2025–2026, while Wyoming’s average rose from 55.2% to 58.0%. Changes varied by grade, including 7th-grade ELA falling 19.4 points and 7th-grade mathematics falling 20.2 points; 8th-grade science declined 3.2 points. Separately, SchoolDigger ranked the school 10th of 76 statewide, at the 87th percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, compared with 1st of 74 and five stars in 2023–2024. The school reports 186 students, an 11.9 student-teacher ratio, and 39.8% free/reduced-lunch eligibility. These details provide context, but the list contains only one school and cannot support school-to-school comparisons.
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