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Upton High School

Public Grades 9-12
33rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 83 Wyoming High Schools
Better than 60% of Wyoming high schools
Summary

Upton High School is a public high school in Upton, Wyoming, serving 76 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Upton High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 16th to 45th out of 80-83 Wyoming high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied from 2 to 4 stars. Female students at the school have consistently outperformed male students, ranking 10th to 16th out of 55-64 Wyoming high schools for female students, compared to 21st to 46th for male students. White students and low socioeconomic status students at Upton High School have also performed relatively well, ranking 14th to 23rd and 16th to 26th, respectively, out of 50-55 Wyoming high schools in those subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 81.4% to 95.2% in recent years.

Upton High School's test scores, as measured by the WY-TOPP assessments, are generally on par with or slightly above the Weston County School District #7 and the state of Wyoming averages. The school has relatively high spending per student, with $37,859 and $35,386 spent per student in the 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 school years, respectively, and a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 6.4 to 6.7 students per teacher. It would be interesting to compare Upton High School's performance to that of the nearby Moorcroft Secondary School, which is part of the higher-performing Crook County School District #1.

79
Students ?
7.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
21.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 610 Poplar
       Upton, WY  82730-0470

(307) 468-2361

District: Weston County School District #7


Feeder schools for Upton High School:

Elementary:    Upton Elementary
Middle:    Upton Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
94.9%
Two or more races:
2.5%
African American:
1.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2014 → 60th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Wyoming average (54% vs 48% meeting standards)
90% graduate in 4 years — above the Wyoming average (83%)
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school54%
District avg54%
Wyoming avg48%
33rd of 83
Wyoming public high schools ?
Top 40%▲ up 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to top 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wyoming High 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
202560.333 of 8360.2%★★★☆☆
202459.433 of 8058.8%★★★☆☆
202372.216 of 8080.0%★★★★☆
202251.139 of 8051.3%★★★☆☆
202157.330 of 8163.0%★★★☆☆
201949.038 of 7750.6%★★★☆☆
201857.130 of 7358.9%★★★☆☆
201765.528 of 7964.6%★★★☆☆
201653.645 of 7943.0%★★☆☆☆
201448.635 of 7855.1%★★★☆☆
201326.556 of 8030.0%★★☆☆☆
201274.316 of 7177.5%★★★★☆
201123.160 of 6913.0%★☆☆☆☆
201047.941 of 6940.6%★★☆☆☆
200978.012 of 7183.1%★★★★☆
200829.152 of 6621.2%★☆☆☆☆
200772.719 of 6771.6%★★★★☆
200670.916 of 6274.2%★★★★☆
200545.045 of 6631.8%★★☆☆☆
200455.233 of 6246.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202568.913 of 5576.4%★★★★☆
202467.716 of 6374.6%★★★★☆
202375.110 of 6484.4%★★★★☆
202244.940 of 6235.5%★★☆☆☆
202133.949 of 6322.2%★☆☆☆☆
201950.034 of 6245.2%★★☆☆☆
201863.516 of 6073.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202557.226 of 6258.1%★★★☆☆
201958.319 of 5565.5%★★★☆☆
201863.316 of 5269.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202540.138 of 5935.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.046 of 6225.8%★☆☆☆☆
202359.321 of 6467.2%★★★★☆
202244.933 of 6650.0%★★★☆☆
202176.59 of 6185.2%★★★★☆
201945.437 of 6139.3%★★☆☆☆
201856.725 of 6259.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWyoming percentileRating
202560.021 of 5058.0%★★★☆☆
202460.523 of 5457.4%★★★☆☆
202165.014 of 5373.6%★★★★☆
201946.631 of 5139.2%★★☆☆☆
201817.046 of 519.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school
White (2025)58th percentile~ school
Male (2025)36th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Wyoming (2024-2025) ?
Science63%+14 vs state
English Language Arts58%+5 vs state
Mathematics45%~ state avg

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Students at Upton High School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Upton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Upton Elementary
Middle : Upton Middle School

Upton High School ranks 33rd of 83 Wyoming high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 79 students attended Upton High School.


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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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