Middle Schools in Sweetwater County School District #1

Summary:

Sweetwater County School District #1 in Wyoming operates 5 middle schools serving grades 6-8. The district's middle schools include Rock Springs Junior High, Pilot Butte Elementary, Eastside Elementary, Farson-Eden Middle School, and Desert Middle School.

Within the district, Farson-Eden Middle School stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 4th out of 77 Wyoming middle schools in 2024-2025 with a 5-star rating. Farson-Eden had significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for grades 6-8. For example, in 8th grade ELA, Farson-Eden had 80% proficiency compared to 58.8% for the district and 61.4% for the state. Farson-Eden also had the lowest student-teacher ratio at 7.5, compared to the other schools which ranged from 14.4 to 15.3.

In contrast, the middle schools in Sweetwater County School District #1 generally perform below the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science proficiency. The schools have varying free/reduced lunch rates, with Eastside Elementary having the highest at 61.6% and Farson-Eden Middle School at 50%. Spending per student ranged from $16,972 at Pilot Butte Elementary to $40,399 at the small Desert Middle School.

District Detail

3550 Foothill Boulevard
Rock Springs, WY 82901

(307) 352-3400

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 43 Wyoming districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 4,789

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 3
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 4th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 5th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rock Springs Junior High	Public	7-8	3500 Foothill Boulevard	Rock Springs	82901	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 352-3474	746	48	15.4	47.3%	494 (66.2%)	10 (1.3%)	205 (27.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	32.6	57^th of 77 public middle schools	26.0%		41.9	46^th of 74 public middle schools	37.8%	11				51.2	58.5				40.4	39.8		46.7	$19,137	$3,801	$15,337
Pilot Butte Elementary	Public	4-6	1003 Summit Drive	Rock Springs	82901	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 352-3464	547	36	15.3	38.9%	382 (69.8%)	2 (0.4%)	126 (23.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)								(n/a)	42.7	45.1	46.9			49.5	38.7	28.3			47.0		$16,972	$3,674	$13,298
Eastside Elementary	Public	4-6	305 G Street	Rock Springs	82901	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 352-3425	541	35	15.6	64.3%	329 (60.8%)	2 (0.4%)	169 (31.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.9%)								(n/a)	31.3	34.6	40.7			25.6	32.3	28.1			35.0		$17,324	$3,881	$13,443
Desert Middle School	Public	7-8	235 Bugas Street	Wamsutter	82336	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 324-7811	8	1	8.1		4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$40,399	$2,822	$37,578
Farson-Eden Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Highway 28	Farson	82932	Sweetwater County	Sweetwater County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 273-9301	39	6	6.8	35.9%	34 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	87.9	4^th of 77 public middle schools	94.8%		71.2	16^th of 74 public middle schools	78.4%	12			84.6	63.6	80.0			76.9	72.7	86.7		66.7	$27,108	$3,183	$23,925

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
BOCES 5	37.86 mi	6
Sweetwater County School District #2	39.59 mi	9	23^rd
Sublette County School District #9	40.17 mi	4	30^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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