Best Public Schools in Zip Code 82523

ZIP code 82523 has four schools—one elementary, one middle, and two high schools—in Fremont County School District # 6, serving students from elementary through high school. The reported proficiency results cover grades 3 through 10, and schools are best understood by comparing each grade and subject with its state counterpart. The clearest overall finding is that results vary sharply by grade: Wind River High School’s 10th graders are well above state results, while its 9th graders are substantially below them.

Wind River High School stands out at the top in grade 10: ELA is 69.6% versus 54.7% statewide, math is 56.5% versus 45.0%, and science is 69.6% versus 53.3%. Its grade 9 results are the sharpest concern, with ELA 19.6 points and math 10.5 points below state results. Wind River Middle School has a bright spot in grade 6 math, 4.4 points above the state, but grade 7 and 8 ELA trail by 18.4 and 15.7 points; its grade 8 science result is the lowest reported, at 35.5% versus 48.1%. Wind River Elementary’s math results are close to state levels, while its ELA results are 2.1 to 9.7 points lower.

Recent results show mixed progress rather than a consistent upward trend: across 19 comparable grade-subject results, local proficiency rose 0.6 points on average from 2024–2025, compared with a 2.4-point state increase, widening the average gap from 1.6 to 3.5 points below the state. Middle-school math improved at all three reported grades, while elementary math and high-school grade 9 results declined. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings rose from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026 for the elementary school (27th to 32nd percentile), middle school (24th to 29th), and high school (36th to 56th), though the elementary and high school rankings fell from their 2024–2025 peaks. The high school’s graduation rate was 87.9%, above the state’s 83.1%; the academy’s was 77.8%. In 2024–2025, free/reduced-lunch eligibility was 71.1% at the elementary school and 66.7% at both the middle and high schools; student-teacher ratios at those three schools ranged from 7.3 to 8.9.