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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 82609

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755

Students

Top rankedCentennial Middle School52^nd of 78 Wyoming middle schools

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Summary:

The 82609 zip code in Wyoming is home to a single middle school, Centennial Middle School, which is part of the Natrona County School District #1. While Centennial Middle School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it generally falls below the state averages in academic proficiency, though it is closer to the district averages.

Centennial Middle School's statewide ranking has ranged from 56th out of 74 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 50th out of 74 in 2023-2024 and 51st out of 77 in 2024-2025, earning it 1- and 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages, though they are closer to the district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, Centennial's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 62.1%, compared to the state average of 61.4%, while its 8th-grade Math proficiency rate was 41.4%, compared to the state average of 49.8%.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $17,547 in 2023-2024 and lower student-teacher ratio of 15:1, which are both better than the state averages, these additional resources have not yet translated into significantly better academic outcomes. Additionally, Centennial Middle School has a relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 31.81% in 2023-2024, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, which may present additional challenges in terms of academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WY-TOPP English Language Arts (2025)			WY-TOPP Mathematics (2025)			WY-TOPP Science (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 6th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 7th Grade	WY-TOPP English Language Arts 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 6th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 7th Grade	WY-TOPP Mathematics 8th Grade	WY-TOPP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	1421 Waterford	Casper	82609	Natrona County	Natrona County School District #1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(307) 253-2900	755	52	14.6	35.1%	601 (79.6%)	8 (1.1%)	104 (13.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.4%)	37.6	52^nd of 78 public middle schools	33.3%		37.4	50^th of 74 public middle schools	32.4%	2	56.9	52.5	62.1	37.9	43.0	41.4	48.2	$17,547	$2,354	$15,193

Cities Near Zip Code 82609

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Casper	0.16 mi	26	48^th
Evansville	1.24 mi	1	54^th
Mills	4.72 mi	1	52^nd
Glenrock	20.46 mi	4	45^th
Douglas	34.22 mi	9	29^th

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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.

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