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Cody Middle School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 31% |
School pathway
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 65% 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%.
Schools most like Cody Middle School
Cody Middle School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Middle School this school | 466 | 39.7% | 65.2% |
| Sage Valley Junior High School Gillette | 589 | 35.7% | 53.0% |
| Douglas Middle School Douglas | 389 | 38.3% | 54.0% |
| Star Valley Middle School Afton | 428 | 34.3% | 71.0% |
| Centennial Middle School Casper | 755 | 35.1% | 48.8% |
| Sheridan Junior High School Sheridan | 766 | 35.2% | 71.2% |
Where Cody Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #8 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #11 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #18 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #18 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #21 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #23 of 23 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 35.9 | 13.0:1 | 40% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 37.4 | 12.3:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 38.6 | 12.1:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 36.5 | 13.1:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 40 | 11.5:1 | 24% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | N/A | N/A | 35% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 48% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 35 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (479 to 466); teachers down 2% (36.5 to 35.9).
About Cody Middle School
Cody Middle School is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Cody, Wyoming. Enrolled students number 466 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 46% higher than the average for middle schools in Wyoming, which is about 319.
District-wide, Park County School District # 6 has 8 schools and 2,008 students.
The student body at Cody Middle School is 89% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. Cody Middle School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 13.0 students per teacher and 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.7 above the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 40%. For comparison, public schools in Park County average 43%.
Measured against Wyoming public middle schools, Cody Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Cody Middle School are 7.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (65.2% actual, 57.4% predicted).
Within Park County, the median household income is $73,035, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Cody Middle School, Park County has 16 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Cody Middle School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Sunset Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 63.4% proficiency; Cody Middle School posts 65.2%.
Federal data place Cody Middle School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 466, starting from 474.
The Cody Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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