Enrollment
389
Middle
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONVERSE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560214000368
Douglas Middle School
801 Richards, Douglas, WY 82633 · (307) 358-9771 · Converse County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Wyoming public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·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
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
149 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 47%
Community
0
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 6 | 141 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 30% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Douglas Middle School→Douglas High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Converse County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
51.4%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Douglas Middle School
Douglas Middle School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Middle School this school | 389 | 38.3% | 54.0% |
| Cody Middle School Cody | 466 | 39.7% | 65.2% |
| Thermopolis Middle School Thermopolis | 186 | 39.8% | 68.8% |
| Centennial Middle School Casper | 755 | 35.1% | 48.8% |
| Sage Valley Junior High School Gillette | 589 | 35.7% | 53.0% |
| Star Valley Middle School Afton | 428 | 34.3% | 71.0% |
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 Douglas Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #23 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #25 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #20 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #22 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #4 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #29 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #24 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #21 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 2024-25Enrollment
389
+36 (+10%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 389 | 35.1 | 11.1:1 | 38% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 33.6 | 11.4:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 33 | 11.5:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 35 | 10.1:1 | 29% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 32.3 | 12.5:1 | 36% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 35 | 11.0:1 | 31% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | N/A | N/A | 27% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 72% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (405 to 389); teachers up 8% (32.3 to 35.1).
About Douglas Middle School
Families in Douglas, Wyoming, are served by Douglas Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 389 students. For comparison, middle schools in Wyoming average about 319 students.
Within Converse County School District #1, Douglas Middle School is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 1,639 students.
White students are the large majority at Douglas Middle School, with 84% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Douglas Middle School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 11.1 students per teacher and 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 38%.
Measured against Wyoming public middle schools, Douglas Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.1%.
Federal survey data for Converse County show that median household income is about $81,558, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Douglas Middle School is among the 14 public schools in Converse County.
The nearest public school is Douglas Upper Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Douglas Middle School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 54.1% proficiency; Douglas Middle School posts 54.0%.
The NCES locale for Douglas Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students grew from 353 to 389 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 11.1 students per teacher, compared with 10.1 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Douglas Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Converse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,762
Census ACS
Median income
$81,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,273 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Converse County School District #1
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Douglas Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Douglas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 229 students
- Douglas Primary SchoolElementary · 210 students
- White ElementaryElementary · 16 students
- Moss Agate ElementaryElementary · 13 students
Other schools in Douglas
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Douglas Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Douglas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 229 students
- Douglas Primary SchoolElementary · 210 students
- White ElementaryElementary · 16 students
- Moss Agate ElementaryElementary · 13 students
Other Douglas Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Douglas Middle. Douglas Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Douglas Middle School - 01Box Elder, SD · 633 students
- Douglas Middle SchoolDouglas, AL · 512 students
- Douglas Middle SchoolDouglas, MA · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Douglas Upper Elementary School0.7 mi · 251
- Douglas Intermediate School0.8 mi · 229
- Douglas Primary School1.7 mi · 210
- Douglas High School1.7 mi · 511
- Moss Agate Elementary13.7 mi · 13
- White Elementary14.6 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Douglas Middle School?
Douglas Middle School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Douglas Middle School serve?
Douglas Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Douglas Middle School have?
Douglas Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Douglas Middle School?
Douglas Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Douglas Middle School?
Douglas Middle School is overseen by Converse County School District #1 in Converse County.
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