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Sweetwater County School District #1


At a glance
33rdof 43 Wyoming districts▼ 1
Better than 23% of Wyoming districts
3550 Foothill Boulevard
Rock Springs, WY 82901
·(307) 352-3400·All Wyoming district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 23.3% of districts
15
Schools
4,789
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedFarson-Eden Middle School4th of 77 Wyoming middle schools
Biggest riser
Farson-Eden Elementary up 21 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Black Butte High School 9 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
1★
9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Sweetwater County School District #1 in Wyoming operates 15 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 33 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the district. Farson-Eden High School is ranked 20 out of 83 high schools in Wyoming and has a 4-star rating, with strong test scores. Farson-Eden Middle School is ranked 4 out of 77 middle schools and has an exceptional 5-star rating, with impressive proficiency rates on state assessments. Northpark Elementary also stands out with strong 3rd-grade test scores.

However, the district as a whole struggles with below-average test scores on the WY-TOPP and ACT assessments, with a 4-year graduation rate of 81.6%. There are also significant disparities in performance across the schools, with some, like Desert Elementary, having very low proficiency rates despite high spending per student. The data suggests a correlation between higher poverty rates and lower academic achievement, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address equity in educational outcomes across Sweetwater County School District #1.

Ranking:
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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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