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Lander Middle School

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Lander Middle School ranks 53 rd of 77 Wyoming middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 77 Wyoming Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Wyoming middle schools

Summary

Lander Middle School is a public middle school in Lander, Wyoming, serving 371 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fremont County School District #1, which is ranked 31 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lander Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 17th out of 72 middle schools in 2016-2017 to 53rd out of 77 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also fluctuated, ranging from 4 stars (2014-2018) to 1 star (2022-2023) and currently at 2 stars (2024-2025). While the school performs relatively well for its Hispanic student population, ranking 4th out of 34 Wyoming middle schools in 2023-2024, it struggles with its special education and low socioeconomic status student groups, ranking 37th out of 39 and 56th out of 62 Wyoming middle schools, respectively, in 2024-2025.

Lander Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages, with the largest gaps in 8th-grade Mathematics (38% proficient vs. 49.8% statewide) and 8th-grade Science (38.9% proficient vs. 49.3% statewide) in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance is significantly better than the nearby Wyoming Indian Middle School and Ft. Washakie Middle School, which are both ranked in the bottom 5 of Wyoming middle schools and have much lower proficiency rates across all subject areas.

324

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,476

Per pupil spending ?

38.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 Jefferson Street
Lander, WY 82520

(307) 332-4040

District: Fremont County School District # 1

Students who attend Lander Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lander Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

American Indian:

10.2%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wyoming average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Wyoming avg54%

53^rd of 77

Wyoming public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 43Fremont 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	53 of 77	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	47 of 76	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	52 of 76	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	19 of 76	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	17 of 65	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	68.1	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	13 of 73	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.9	17 of 74	77.0%	★★★★☆
2014	60.6	24 of 77	68.8%	★★★★☆
2013	60.7	28 of 71	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.7	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	61.1	24 of 75	68.0%	★★★★☆
2008	50.4	33 of 69	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.4	16 of 68	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	66.8	21 of 68	69.1%	★★★★☆
2004	82.2	11 of 61	82.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2022	16.2	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	32 of 64	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	10 of 63	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2024	79.5	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★
2023	36.8	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.8	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	54.5	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	40 of 54	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	46 of 65	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.4	52 of 64	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	48 of 66	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.5	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2022	29.8	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2019	61.3	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wyoming percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)88th percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science39%-10 vs state

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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
Lander Middle School	Public	6-8	755 Jefferson Street	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-4040	324	26	12.3	38.6%	245 (75.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	36	53^rd of 77 public middle schools	31.2%		47.4	39^th of 74 public middle schools	47.3%	14	53.7	57.3	46.3	49.5	55.5	38.0	38.9	$18,476	$2,364	$16,113
Ft. Washakie Middle School	Public	7-8	90 Ethete Road	Fort Washakie	82514	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-2380	67	10	6.7	100.0%	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		15.6	17.7					$59,017	$4,990	$54,027
Wyoming Indian Middle School	Public	6-8	535 Ethete Road	Ethete	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-2992	143	16	8.9	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (97.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0.2	77^th of 77 public middle schools	0.0%		0.6	74^th of 74 public middle schools	0.0%	3	8.3		19.2				9.6	$37,106	$3,696	$33,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Lander Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lander Middle School?

Students at Lander Middle School are 76% White, 10% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Lander Middle School in?

Fremont County School District # 1

Is Lander Middle School a good school?

Lander Middle School ranks 53^rd of 77 Wyoming middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lander Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Lander Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lander Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lander Middle School usually go on to attend Lander Valley High School

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