Middle Schools in Niobrara County School District #1

Summary:

Niobrara County School District #1 in Wyoming has only one middle school, Lusk Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school and the overall district are facing significant challenges, as evidenced by their low rankings and below-average student performance on state assessments.

Niobrara County School District #1 is ranked 39th out of 43 districts in Wyoming, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Within the district, Lusk Middle School is ranked 69th out of 77 middle schools in the state, also with a 1-star rating. The school's performance on state assessments (WY-TOPP) is consistently below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.2% in 7th grade math to 45.2% in 6th grade ELA, compared to state averages of 50.1% and 58.1%, respectively.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1 and a high per-student spending of $12,029, Lusk Middle School has been unable to improve its performance and has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past three years. This suggests that the school and district may need to re-evaluate their resource allocation and strategies for supporting student learning to address the systemic challenges they are facing.

District Detail

619 West 5th
Lusk, WY 82225

(307) 334-3793

SchoolDigger Rank:
39^th of 43 Wyoming districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 935

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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
Lusk Middle School	Public	6-8	425 South Maple	Lusk	82225	Niobrara County	Niobrara County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 334-2224	250	20	12.2		198 (79.2%)	4 (1.6%)	35 (14.0%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	20.3	69^th of 77 public middle schools	10.4%		23.2	66^th of 74 public middle schools	10.8%	3	45.2	44.6	58.1	32.9	26.2	33.3	37.6	$12,029	$1,162	$10,867

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Converse County School District #1	27.81 mi	9
Platte County School District #1	33.55 mi	8
Northeast Wyoming BOCES	33.58 mi	4
Platte County School District #2	37.1 mi	3	40^th
Goshen County School District #1	43.5 mi	12	20^th

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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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