Summary:
Zip code 82721 has two listed public schools: Moorcroft Elementary, serving grades K–6 with 318 students, and Moorcroft Secondary School, serving grades 7–12 with 269 students. Their results vary considerably by grade, so families should look beyond a single schoolwide impression. Overall, the clearest area-wide strength in 2025–2026 was math: average grade-matched results were about 8 points above Wyoming’s rates, compared with about 2 points above in ELA.
Moorcroft Elementary had the strongest standout result: fifth-grade math proficiency was 83.7%, 22.7 percentage points above the state, and sixth-grade math was 21.9 points above. Its clearest weak spot was fourth-grade math, at 52.4%, 10.2 points below Wyoming; fourth-grade ELA was also 5 points below. At Moorcroft Secondary School, seventh-grade ELA led the results at 74.3%, 17.8 points above the state, while tenth-grade ELA was 48.8%, 5.9 points below. Secondary math was above state rates in all four tested grades, by an average of 6.5 points. These grade-specific highs and lows matter more than a simple comparison between schools, which serve different grades.
Recent state comparisons moved in different directions: Moorcroft Elementary’s average advantage narrowed from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in ELA (+10.1 to +3.1 points) and math (+14.6 to +9.6), while Moorcroft Secondary School improved in ELA (−2.7 to +1.2) and math (+2.2 to +6.5). SchoolDigger gives the elementary school 3 stars and ranks it 47th of 148 statewide; the secondary school also has 3 stars and ranks 35th of 81. The elementary school’s 2024–2025 free/reduced-lunch eligibility was 60.1%, compared with 44.2% at the secondary school; student-teacher ratios were 10.9 and 12.8, respectively. These are contextual differences, not explanations for results. The secondary school’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 88.9%, above Wyoming’s 83.1%.
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