Summary:
Zip code 82431 has one middle school, Lovell Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 173 students in Big Horn County School District #2. The school’s strongest results are in mathematics and grade 8 science, while English language arts (ELA) is more mixed across grades. Its clearest advantage is grade 8 math: 74.5% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 53.9% statewide, a 20.6-point lead.
There are no other schools in the zip code to rank above or below Lovell Middle School, so its results are best understood against Wyoming’s. Math was above the state in all three grades: by 3.4 points in grade 6, 8.5 in grade 7, and 20.6 in grade 8; its equal-grade average was 65.4%, versus 54.6% statewide. Grade 8 science was another strength, at 60.8% compared with 48.1% statewide, a 12.7-point advantage. ELA results were less even: the school was 2.1 points below the state in grade 6 and 1.9 points below in grade 7, but 9.7 points above in grade 8.
Results improved overall in ELA and math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though grade-level changes varied. The equal-grade ELA average rose from 59.2% to 61.3%; math rose from 61.2% to 65.4%, while remaining about 11 points above the state in both years. Grade 7 ELA was a notable exception, falling 12.1 points, from 66.7% to 54.6%. Grade 8 science proficiency increased from 55.6% to 60.8%. SchoolDigger rated the school 4 stars and ranked it 23rd of 76 statewide in 2025–2026, recovering from 26th of 77 and 3 stars the previous year, but not quite matching its 2023–2024 rank of 21st of 74. Context measures include an 11.8 student-teacher ratio and 46.2% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.
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