Summary:
The 82201 zip code in Wyoming is home to a single middle school, Wheatland Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on standardized assessments, ranking in the bottom half of Wyoming middle schools.
Wheatland Middle School's academic struggles are evident across subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 42.1% to 51.9%, compared to the state averages of 58.1% to 61.4%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 34.9% to 40%, compared to the state averages of 50.1% to 50.2%. However, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 57.4% was higher than the state average of 49.3%.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it spends more per student than the state average, at $18,981 per student. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 40.72% in the 2023-2024 school year. While these factors may contribute to the school's performance, further analysis would be necessary to identify the specific challenges and develop targeted interventions to improve student outcomes at Wheatland Middle School.
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