Dean Morgan Middle School

Dean Morgan Middle School is a sprawling 6-8 campus in Casper, Wyoming, operated by Natrona County School District #1. The school caters to 613 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 319 students per school, that is 92% larger than typical.

Dean Morgan Middle School is one of 27 schools operated by Natrona County School District #1, a district that works with 12,352 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Dean Morgan Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest comes out to 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dean Morgan Middle School shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Natrona County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Dean Morgan Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.1%; actual is 32.7%, a gap of -14.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Natrona County shows median household earnings sit near $72,156, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Natrona County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,650 students), Dean Morgan Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Natrona County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dean Morgan Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dean Morgan Middle School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Dean Morgan Middle School's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 854 (now 613). The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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