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Enrollment
800
Middle
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000093
Carey Junior High School
3330 T-Bird Dr., Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 771-2580 · Laramie County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Wyoming public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
329 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 384 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 416 | 52% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
44.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Carey Junior High School
Carey Junior High School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Junior High School this school | 800 | 41.1% | 48.2% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Cheyenne | 453 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Rock Springs Junior High Rock Springs | 746 | 47.3% | 47.3% |
| Twin Spruce Junior High School Gillette | 667 | 47.5% | 48.5% |
| Douglas Middle School Douglas | 389 | 38.3% | 54.0% |
| Centennial Middle School Casper | 755 | 35.1% | 48.8% |
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 Carey Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #30 of 40 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #33 of 44 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #33 of 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #1 of 61 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #25 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #9 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #19 of 42 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #6 of 14 | N/A |
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
800
-74 (-8%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 800 | 56.8 | 14.1:1 | 41% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 31% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 861 | 53.8 | 16.0:1 | 38% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 874 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 34% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 50.7 | 14.2:1 | 34% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 57 | 13.5:1 | 44% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 1,016 | N/A | N/A | 39% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 1,139 | 78 | 14.6:1 | 47% (536) |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 68 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carey Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (722 to 800); teachers up 12% (50.7 to 56.8).
About Carey Junior High School
Carey Junior High School is a large middle school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, one of the schools in Laramie County School District #1. Enrollment stands at 800 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That is 151% bigger than the average of about 319 students for middle schools in Wyoming.
Carey Junior High School is run by Laramie County School District #1, whose 39 schools enroll 13,426 students.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at Carey Junior High School. Next come 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 80% White among all Laramie County residents. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Carey Junior High School are from different groups.
On staff are 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The average for middle schools in Wyoming is 12.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 41% of students at Carey Junior High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wyoming public middle schools, Carey Junior High School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.6% at Carey Junior High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.2%.
In Laramie County, the median household earns about $80,173 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Laramie County, 49 public schools serve about 14,606 students.
Carey Junior High School's nearest public school is East High School (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Carey Junior High School is 1st among 6 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Carey Junior High School's location as City: Small.
The school's enrollment decreased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 15.3 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
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Laramie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,060
Census ACS
Median income
$80,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
14,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laramie County School District #1
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Cheyenne
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- McCormick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Nearby schools
- East High School0.2 mi · 1,566
- Baggs Elementary0.5 mi · 336
- Henderson Elementary0.5 mi · 244
- Lebhart Elementary1.0 mi · 105
- Fairview Elementary1.0 mi · 94
- Bain Elementary1.2 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Carey Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Carey Junior High School?
Carey Junior High School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Carey Junior High School serve?
Carey Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carey Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carey Junior High School is approximately 14.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carey Junior High School?
Carey Junior High School reports a student body of 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Carey Junior High School in?
Carey Junior High School is part of Laramie County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.