Summary:
The 82214 zip code is home to a single middle school, Guernsey-Sunrise Junior High, which serves grades 7-8 and has a total enrollment of 35 students. The school is part of the Platte County School District #2, which is ranked 40 out of 43 districts in Wyoming and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Guernsey-Sunrise Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wyoming middle schools, with its academic performance, as measured by WY-TOPP test scores, significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 7th and 8th grades. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 42.9% in 7th grade ELA (vs. state average of 58.8%), 40% in 8th grade ELA (vs. state average of 61.4%), 42.9% in 7th grade Math (vs. state average of 50.1%), and 26.7% in 8th grade Math (vs. state average of 49.8%). The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 45.71% in 2023-2024.
Despite the school's higher spending per student at $34,807 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 to 1, the consistently low rankings and below-average academic performance suggest that there may be underlying challenges or factors impacting the school's effectiveness. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes of the school's underperformance and identify potential strategies for improvement, such as targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, or changes to the school's curriculum and instructional practices.
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