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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 82520

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At a glance

Schools

2,139

Students

Districts

Top rankedBaldwin Creek Elementary31^st of 148 Wyoming elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lander Middle School up 21 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wyoming Indian High School 7.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 82520 has eight schools, serving students from pre-K and elementary grades through high school, in Fremont County School District #1 and Fremont County School District #14. The schools range from 58 to 538 students, and the latest results are from 2025–2026. The most important finding for parents is that results vary sharply among schools serving the same grades, so a single area-wide picture can hide major differences.

Baldwin Creek Elementary and Lander Middle School stand out in the latest results: Baldwin Creek was above the state in all five reported grade-and-subject results, including grade 4 science by 16.3 points, while Lander Middle topped the state in all six reported grade 6–8 ELA and math results, by as much as 10.6 points. SchoolDigger ranked Baldwin Creek 31st of 148 elementary schools statewide (79th percentile, 4 stars) and Lander Middle 32nd of 76 middle schools (58th percentile, 3 stars). At the other end, Wyoming Indian Elementary ranked 146th of 148 (1st percentile, 0 stars); its grade 5 ELA proficiency was 6%, compared with 61.3% statewide. Wyoming Indian Middle School was also far below state results, with grade 7 ELA at 11.1% versus 56.5%.

Across 29 exact school-grade-subject comparisons, results moved an average of 3.9 points closer to state rates year over year, but that improvement was uneven. Lander Middle’s overall school-versus-state gap improved by 65.8 points across its comparisons, while Pathfinder High School grade 9 ELA fell from 55.6% to under 20%. Lander Valley High School also had a mixed profile: grade 10 results exceeded state rates, but grade 9 ELA and math did not. Context differs too: Pathfinder’s student-teacher ratio was 9.6 and its free/reduced-lunch eligible share was 72.4%, compared with 13 and 33.3% at Lander Valley; Lander Valley’s graduation rate was 91.5%, versus 63.2% at Pathfinder. These figures describe school results and context, not causes, and some test results are reported as ranges rather than exact percentages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2026)								WY-TOPP Mathematics (2026)								WY-TOPP Science (2026)			ACT English (2026)	ACT Math (2026)	ACT Reading (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 4th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 5th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 9th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 3rd Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 5th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 9th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 10th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 4th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 10th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Math 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pathfinder High School	Public	9-12	863 Sweetwater Street	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 335-7050	58	6	9.6	72.4%	36 (62.1%)	1 (1.7%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.8%)	12.9	70^th of 81 public high schools	13.6%		24.5	68^th of 83 public high schools	18.1%	2							< 20%	33.3							< 20%	22.2			33.3	16.2	15.7	17.5	16.3	$25,448	$3,802	$21,647
Lander Valley High School	Public	9-12	350 Baldwin Creek Road	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-4433	538	41	13.0	33.3%	405 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	45.8	46^th of 81 public high schools	43.2%		43.8	48^th of 83 public high schools	42.2%	2							37.9	58.4							28.5	50.4			63.2	18.1	18.1	20.4	19.3	$20,569	$2,443	$18,127
Lander Middle School	Public	6-8	755 Jefferson Street	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-4040	324	26	12.3	38.6%	245 (75.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	58.3	32^nd of 76 public middle schools	57.9%		36	53^rd of 77 public middle schools	31.2%	21				70.8	60.4	56.2						63.5	63.5	56.2				46.7						$18,476	$2,364	$16,113
Gannett Peak Elementary	Public	K-3	615 Popo Agie	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-6690	436	42	10.4	40.4%	325 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)								(n/a)	58.0								60.0															$19,648	$2,397	$17,252
Baldwin Creek Elementary	Public	4-5	350 Smith Street	Lander	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District # 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-6967	210	16	13.0	36.7%	170 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	4 (1.9%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	73.4	31^st of 148 public elementary schools	79.1%		67.1	43^rd of 149 public elementary schools	71.1%	12		59.6	74.1							71.3	67.2						72.5							$19,258	$2,359	$16,900
Wyoming Indian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	369 Blue Sky Highway	Ethete	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-2053	250	26	9.6	77.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	2.1	146^th of 148 public elementary schools	1.4%		0.4	149^th of 149 public elementary schools	0.0%	3	30.0	< 5%	6.0						25.0	< 5%	< 5%						< 5%							$37,333	$5,879	$31,454
Wyoming Indian Middle School	Public	6-8	535 Ethete Road	Ethete	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-2992	143	16	8.9	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (97.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0.5	75^th of 76 public middle schools	1.3%		0.2	77^th of 77 public middle schools	0.0%	2				16.3	11.1	21.3						18.4	< 5%	10.6				12.8						$37,106	$3,696	$33,410
Wyoming Indian High School	Public	9-12	636 Blue Sky Highway	Ethete	82520	Fremont County	Fremont County School District #14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(307) 332-9765	180	23	7.9	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3.3	79^th of 81 public high schools	2.5%		1.4	83^rd of 83 public high schools	0.0%	4							15.9	20.0							< 5%	< 5%			22.2	12.1	14.9	15.9	15.1	$42,602	$6,484	$36,118
Sunrise School	Public, Alternative	1-12	465 Lincoln Street	Lander	82520	Fremont County	BOCES 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 332-3774	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 82520

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lander	0.6 mi	6	35^th
Ethete	9.95 mi	3	64^th
Fort Washakie	12.68 mi	3	65^th
Arapahoe	14.68 mi	2	63^rd
Saint Stephens	18.42 mi	2

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.