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C Y Middle School

2900 Cyclone Drive, Casper, WY 82604 · (307) 253-2700 · Natrona County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
Enrollment
766
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 319
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
284 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
252
Grade 7
251
Grade 8
263
Student demographics
White
63583%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 75%
Hispanic
8811%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 16%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Two+
294%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
40553%
Female
36147%

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
67.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
54.7%
WY avg 51.3%

What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
766
+17 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
% White
83%
was 82%
% Hispanic
11%
was 12%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About C Y Middle School

C Y Middle School, a high-enrollment 6-8 campus in Casper, Wyoming, operated by Natrona County School District #1, serves 766 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 319 students each, so C Y Middle School sits 140% larger than that benchmark.

C Y Middle School is one of 27 schools operated by Natrona County School District #1, a district that hosts 12,352 students overall.

Demographically, C Y Middle School lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.3:1, putting C Y Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Natrona County's rate of about 46%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), C Y Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 61.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Natrona County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,156, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Natrona County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,650 students), C Y Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Roosevelt High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), C Y Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. C Y Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 749 (now 766).

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Natrona County at a glance

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Population
79,977
Census ACS
Median income
$72,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,650 students

Quick facts

School name
C Y Middle School
District
Natrona County School District #1
Address
2900 Cyclone Drive, Casper, WY 82604
Phone
(307) 253-2700
County
Natrona County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
766
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
284 (37%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
560451000232
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Natrona County School District #1
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Frequently asked questions

About C Y Middle School
How large is C Y Middle School?
C Y Middle School enrolls approximately 766 students in grades 06-08.
Is C Y Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
C Y Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does C Y Middle School have?
C Y Middle School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at C Y Middle School?
At C Y Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is C Y Middle School public or private?
C Y Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Natrona County School District #1.
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