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Upton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
48th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 77 Wyoming Middle Schools
Better than 38% of Wyoming middle schools
Summary

Upton Middle School is a public middle school in Upton, Wyoming, serving 225 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Weston County School District #7, which is ranked 35 out of 43 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Upton Middle School has struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally below the state average across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 51.4% to 69.6% in ELA and 32.9% to 34.8% in Math, compared to state averages of 58.1% to 61.4% in ELA and 50.2% to 49.8% in Math. However, the school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 52.2% was slightly better than the state average of 49.3%.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing worse than male students and White students performing better than the overall school. Interestingly, low socioeconomic status (SES) students and virtual education students at Upton Middle School have performed relatively well, with the school ranking 9th out of 53 Wyoming middle schools for low-SES students and 1st out of 7 for virtual education students. These pockets of success suggest the school has the potential to improve its overall academic outcomes with the right strategies and resources.

206
Students ?
37.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 802 Juniper
       Upton, WY  82730-0470

(307) 468-9331

District: Weston County School District #7


Students who attend Upton Middle School usually attend:

High:    Upton High School

Feeder schools for Upton Middle School:

Elementary:    Upton Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.7%
Hispanic:
5.8%
Asian:
0.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wyoming average (49% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Wyoming average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg49%
Wyoming avg54%
48th of 77
Wyoming public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wyoming Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
35th of 43Weston County School District #7 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202539.548 of 7737.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.449 of 7433.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.852 of 7429.7%★★☆☆☆
202225.563 of 7617.1%★☆☆☆☆
202143.644 of 7642.1%★★☆☆☆
201946.744 of 7642.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.045 of 6530.8%★★☆☆☆
201733.456 of 7222.2%★☆☆☆☆
201649.339 of 7346.6%★★☆☆☆
201537.853 of 7428.4%★★☆☆☆
201452.342 of 7745.5%★★☆☆☆
201350.044 of 7138.0%★★☆☆☆
201270.018 of 7174.6%★★★★☆
201167.218 of 7275.0%★★★★☆
201049.641 of 7545.3%★★☆☆☆
200939.451 of 7532.0%★★☆☆☆
200824.857 of 6917.4%★☆☆☆☆
200738.755 of 7223.6%★☆☆☆☆
200645.639 of 6842.6%★★☆☆☆
200534.452 of 6823.5%★☆☆☆☆
200447.633 of 6145.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202532.054 of 6415.6%★☆☆☆☆
202429.849 of 6423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202334.247 of 6325.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.258 of 649.4%★☆☆☆☆
202160.221 of 6366.7%★★★★☆
201844.234 of 5639.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202453.128 of 6154.1%★★★☆☆
202370.89 of 5383.0%★★★★☆
201849.725 of 4746.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202544.637 of 6543.1%★★☆☆☆
202447.834 of 6648.5%★★★☆☆
202338.942 of 6434.4%★★☆☆☆
202229.653 of 6619.7%★☆☆☆☆
202137.241 of 6334.9%★★☆☆☆
201923.057 of 6613.6%★☆☆☆☆
201847.233 of 5337.7%★★☆☆☆

Virtual Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202574.82 of 560.0%★★★★☆
202467.82 of 666.7%★★★★☆
202370.31 of 785.7%★★★★★
202236.98 of 1127.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202539.429 of 4637.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.139 of 5022.0%★☆☆☆☆
201944.830 of 4938.8%★★☆☆☆
201832.032 of 4427.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Virtual Education (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)54th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school
White (2025)37th percentile~ school
Female (2025)16th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts61%~ state avg
Science52%+3 vs state
Mathematics35%-15 vs state

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Students who attend Upton Middle School usually go on to attend Upton High School

Students at Upton Middle School are 93% White, 6% Hispanic.

Upton Middle School ranks 48th of 77 Wyoming middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Upton Middle School.


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