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If you could change one rule at Lander Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
324
Middle
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1·NCES 560287000198
Lander Middle School
755 Jefferson Street, Lander, WY 82520 · (307) 332-4040 · Fremont County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- ·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
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
125 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 6 | 99 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 35% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fremont County School District # 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
47.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Lander Middle School
Lander Middle School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lander Middle School this school | 324 | 38.6% | 47.8% |
| Etna Elementary Etna | 274 | 33.9% | 58.8% |
| Clear Creek Middle School Buffalo | 240 | 37.1% | 67.2% |
| Osmond Elementary Afton | 349 | 32.4% | 78.8% |
| Thermopolis Middle School Thermopolis | 186 | 39.8% | 68.8% |
| 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 Lander Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #31 of 40 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #29 of 44 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #38 of 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #26 of 61 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #13 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #16 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #23 of 42 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #2 of 23 | 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
324
-94 (-22%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 324 | 26.2 | 12.3:1 | 39% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 30.1 | 12.3:1 | 36% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 31.1 | 13.1:1 | 28% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 29.4 | 14.2:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 28% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | N/A | N/A | 33% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 67% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 19 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lander Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (416 to 324); teachers down 11% (29.4 to 26.2).
About Lander Middle School
Lander Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in Lander, Wyoming. School enrollment was 324 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Lander Middle School is among 5 schools run by Fremont County School District # 1, which serves 1,566 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Lander Middle School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.3:1. That matches the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. The average for public schools in Fremont County is 55%.
Lander Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Wyoming public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lander Middle School is 10.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.8%. Predicted: 58.0%.
In the county around the school, Fremont County, the median household income is $64,904, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 35 public schools in Fremont County, enrolling about 6,606 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Baldwin Creek Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Lander Middle School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lander Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES assigns Lander Middle School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 22% from its 2020-21 level of 418. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.9:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
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Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,533
Census ACS
Median income
$64,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
6,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont County School District # 1
- Lander Valley High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Gannett Peak ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Baldwin Creek ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Jeffrey City ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Lander
- Lander Valley High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Gannett Peak ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Baldwin Creek ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Pathfinder High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Sunrise SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Baldwin Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 210
- Lander Valley High School0.6 mi · 538
- Pathfinder High School0.7 mi · 58
- Gannett Peak Elementary0.8 mi · 436
- Wyoming Indian Elementary9.8 mi · 250
- Wyoming Indian High School11.9 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Lander Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lander Middle School?
Lander Middle School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lander Middle School serve?
Lander Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lander Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lander Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lander Middle School?
At Lander Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Lander Middle School public or private?
Lander Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fremont County School District # 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.