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Cody Middle School

2901 Cougar Avenue, Cody, WY 82414 · (307) 587-4273 · Park County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Wyoming public middle schools
  • 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
466
Middle
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 319
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
185 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 616435%
Grade 715934%
Grade 814331%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41% · US 70%
White
41689%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 75% · US 43%
Hispanic
306%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
23751%
Female
22949%

School pathway

Feeds from
Eastside ElementaryKG–05Glenn Livingston ElementaryKG–05Sunset ElementaryKG–05Valley ElementaryKG–05Wapiti ElementaryKG–05
Based on grade levels within Park County School District # 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
68.1%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
62.7%
WY avg 51.3%

What 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.

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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cody Middle School this school46639.7%65.2%
Sage Valley Junior High School
Gillette
58935.7%53.0%
Douglas Middle School
Douglas
38938.3%54.0%
Star Valley Middle School
Afton
42834.3%71.0%
Centennial Middle School
Casper
75535.1%48.8%
Sheridan Junior High School
Sheridan
76635.2%71.2%
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 Cody Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
466
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2546635.913.0:140% (185)
2023-2446137.412.3:132% (149)
2022-2346538.612.1:125% (114)
2020-214743712.8:126% (123)
2017-1847936.513.1:130% (143)
2015-164594011.5:124% (111)
2010-11517N/AN/A35% (179)
2000-015944014.8:148% (284)
1990-915973517.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cody Middle School.

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.

Park County at a glance

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Population
30,449
Census ACS
Median income
$73,035
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,884 students

Quick facts

School name
Cody Middle School
District
Park County School District # 6
Address
2901 Cougar Avenue, Cody, WY 82414
Phone
(307) 587-4273
County
Park County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
466
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
185 (40%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
560207000351
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Park County School District # 6
Other schools in Cody
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Frequently asked questions

About Cody Middle School
How large is Cody Middle School?
Cody Middle School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cody Middle School serve?
Cody Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cody Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cody Middle School is approximately 13.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cody Middle School?
At Cody Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cody Middle School public or private?
Cody Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Park County School District # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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