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Rocky Mountain Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 76 Wyoming Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Wyoming middle schools

Summary

Rocky Mountain Middle School in Cowley serves 250 students in grades 6–8 in Big Horn County School District #1. SchoolDigger ranks the school 67th of 76 Wyoming schools for 2025–2026, at the 12th percentile with 1 star, while nearby Powell Middle School and Lovell Middle School rank 19th and 23rd, respectively, each with 4 stars. Most importantly, Rocky Mountain’s 2025–2026 results were below the district, state and both nearby schools in every reported grade and subject.

English language arts is Rocky Mountain’s strongest subject in comparison, though its average proficiency was still 50%, versus 53% for the district, 59% statewide and 64% at the nearby schools on average. Math averaged 37%, compared with 42% for the district, 55% for the state and 65% for nearby schools. Science was weakest relative to the state and nearby schools: Rocky Mountain scored 30% in grade 8, versus 48% statewide and 60% at the nearby schools on average. Eighth-grade math is a particular concern: 24% proficiency was 46 points below the nearby-school average of 71% and 30 points below the state’s 54%.

Results have declined over the available years, and the gap with the state has grown in all three subjects: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Rocky Mountain’s averages fell 6 points in ELA and 3 in math, while grade 8 science fell 17 points. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also dropped from the 58th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 12th percentile in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 17.4, higher than Lovell’s 11.8 and Powell’s 12.1. The school reported 46% of students as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, close to Lovell’s 46% and Powell’s 45%. SchoolDigger’s special education subgroup ranking is especially low and has fallen sharply: it went from the 60th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 8th in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 12th-percentile ranking.

250

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,024

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

404 South 3rd East
Cowley, WY 82420

(307) 548-2723

District: Big Horn County School District #1

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Middle School usually attend:

High:	Burlington High School
	Rocky Mountain High School

Feeder schools for Rocky Mountain Middle School:

Elementary:	Burlington Elementary
	Rocky Mountain Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (42% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg45%

Wyoming avg56%

67^th of 76

Wyoming public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 53 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Big Horn County School District #1

28^th of 44Big Horn County School District #1 among Wyoming districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	67 of 76	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	63 of 77	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	52 of 74	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	54 of 74	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	49 of 76	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	32 of 76	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	49 of 76	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	36 of 65	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	46 of 72	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.4	26 of 73	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.2	61 of 74	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	57.6	28 of 77	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.5	43 of 71	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.2	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.8	61 of 75	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.6	31 of 75	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.2	31 of 69	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.7	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	38.7	47 of 68	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.5	38 of 68	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.0	53 of 61	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	54.2	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	46 of 63	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	43 of 64	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	37 of 63	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	28 of 35	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	57.0	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	42 of 60	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	21 of 51	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	18 of 54	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	44 of 65	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	25 of 63	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2019	42.0	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Virtual Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2018	54.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	38 of 47	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+20 vs school

Virtual Education (2025)40th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)17th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-9 vs state

Mathematics37%-18 vs state

Science30%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2026)			WY-TOPP Mathematics (2026)			WY-TOPP Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Rocky Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	404 South 3rd East	Cowley	82420	Big Horn County	Big Horn County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 548-2723	250	14	17.4	46.4%	194 (77.6%)	1 (0.4%)	41 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	20.7	67^th of 76 public middle schools	11.8%		27.8	63^rd of 77 public middle schools	18.2%	4	52.6	52.1	46.2	45.6	40.6	24.1	29.7	$18,024	$1,498	$16,526
Lovell Middle School	Public	6-8	325 West 9th	Lovell	82431	Big Horn County	Big Horn County School District #2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 548-6553	173	15	11.8	46.2%	145 (83.8%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (12.7%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	65.6	23^rd of 76 public middle schools	69.7%		61.9	26^th of 77 public middle schools	66.2%	3	58.7	54.6	70.6	60.3	61.4	74.5	60.8	$17,744	$955	$16,789
Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	369 East 3rd Street	Powell	82435	Park County	Park County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 764-6185	387	32	12.1	45.0%	315 (81.4%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (14.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	69.8	19^th of 76 public middle schools	75.0%		82.1	8^th of 77 public middle schools	89.6%	11	81.2	60.3	61.0	71.0	57.9	66.4	58.5	$19,492	$2,769	$16,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Mountain Middle School

How many students attend Rocky Mountain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Rocky Mountain Middle School.

What district is Rocky Mountain Middle School in?

Big Horn County School District #1

What high school do graduates of Rocky Mountain Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rocky Mountain Middle School usually go on to attend Burlington High School

Is Rocky Mountain Middle School a good school?

Rocky Mountain Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Wyoming middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Mountain Middle School?

Students at Rocky Mountain Middle School are 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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