Enrollment
105
Middle
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUBLETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #9·NCES 560126000042
Big Piney Middle School
201 South Nichols Street, Big Piney, WY 83113 · (307) 276-3315 · Sublette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Wyoming public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wyoming public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
45 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 35 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 41% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Big Piney Middle School→Big Piney High School
Based on grade levels within Sublette County School District #9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
45.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wyoming's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Big Piney Middle School
Big Piney Middle School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Piney Middle School this school | 105 | 42.9% | 53.0% |
| Glenrock Intermediate School Glenrock | 144 | 47.9% | 54.7% |
| Lingle-Ft. Laramie Middle School Lingle | 72 | 47.2% | 45.6% |
| Wheatland Middle School Wheatland | 192 | 44.3% | 45.7% |
| Clear Creek Middle School Buffalo | 240 | 37.1% | 67.2% |
| Newcastle Middle School Newcastle | 189 | 36.5% | 58.7% |
Matched among Wyoming middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Big Piney Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #26 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #31 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #23 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #46 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #18 of 42 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
105
-10 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 105 | 9.5 | 11.0:1 | 43% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 9 | 10.3:1 | 44% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 9 | 10.2:1 | 35% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 9 | 12.8:1 | 30% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 9.2 | 12.8:1 | 26% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 31% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | N/A | N/A | 27% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 12 | 12.9:1 | 53% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Piney Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (118 to 105); teachers up 4% (9.2 to 9.5).
About Big Piney Middle School
Big Piney Middle School is a small middle school found in Big Piney, Wyoming. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 105 students. Against the 319-student average for middle schools in Wyoming, enrollment here is 67% lower.
Big Piney Middle School is part of a district of 4 schools: Sublette County School District #9, with 431 students.
The student body at Big Piney Middle School is 89% White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Big Piney Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.0:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 43%. Public schools in Sublette County average 31%.
Big Piney Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Wyoming public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Big Piney Middle School is -2.6 points: 53.0% actual, 55.6% predicted.
Census estimates describe Sublette County this way: the median household income is $83,597, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Big Piney Middle School, Sublette County has 7 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Big Piney Elementary is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Big Piney Middle School. On proficiency, Big Piney Middle School is behind the 58.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 10 students since 2020-21, to 105. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.8:1 to 11.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sublette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,838
Census ACS
Median income
$83,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,425 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sublette County School District #9
- Big Piney High SchoolHigh · 150 students
- Big Piney ElementaryElementary · 138 students
- La Barge ElementaryElementary · 38 students
Other schools in Big Piney
- Big Piney High SchoolHigh · 150 students
- Big Piney ElementaryElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Big Piney Elementary0.0 mi · 138
- Big Piney High School0.3 mi · 150
- La Barge Elementary19.5 mi · 38
- Pinedale Elementary26.1 mi · 424
- Pinedale High School26.4 mi · 316
- Pinedale Middle School26.5 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Big Piney Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Big Piney Middle School?
Big Piney Middle School enrolls approximately 105 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Big Piney Middle School serve?
Big Piney Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Piney Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Big Piney Middle School is approximately 11.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Big Piney Middle School?
Big Piney Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Big Piney Middle School in?
Big Piney Middle School is part of Sublette County School District #9.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.