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Enrollment
622
Middle
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560198000095
McCormick Junior High School
6000 Education Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82009 · (307) 771-2650 · Laramie County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Wyoming public middle schools
- B+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
12.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
162 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 7 | 309 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 313 | 50% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
51.9%
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 52 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 McCormick Junior High School
McCormick Junior High School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick Junior High School this school | 622 | 26.0% | 59.3% |
| Coyote Ridge CHEYENNE | 415 | 25.3% | 58.0% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Cheyenne | 453 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Sage Valley Junior High School Gillette | 589 | 35.7% | 53.0% |
| Centennial Middle School Casper | 755 | 35.1% | 48.8% |
| Cody Middle School Cody | 466 | 39.7% | 65.2% |
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 McCormick Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #15 of 40 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #24 of 44 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #9 of 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #9 of 61 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #17 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #17 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #39 of 42 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #10 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
622
-58 (-9%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,036
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 622 | 48.5 | 12.8:1 | 26% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 46.5 | 13.3:1 | 19% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 22% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 20% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 48.2 | 14.4:1 | 22% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 50 | 12.5:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 1,013 | N/A | N/A | 24% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 1,166 | 80 | 14.6:1 | 31% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 1,036 | 65 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCormick Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (696 to 622); teachers up 1% (48.2 to 48.5).
About McCormick Junior High School
McCormick Junior High School is a middle school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 622 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Wyoming enroll around 319, and this school is 95% above that mark.
McCormick Junior High School reports to Laramie County School District #1, which has 39 schools and 13,426 students.
More than half of enrollment at McCormick Junior High School is White: 77%. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. In Laramie County overall, the White share is about 80%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Based on 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, McCormick Junior High School has a ratio of 12.8:1. That is in line with the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 26%. Among public schools in Laramie County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, McCormick Junior High School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Wyoming public middle schools.
McCormick Junior High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.3% is 5.7 points below the 64.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Laramie County, median household income comes to about $80,173, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Laramie County's 49 public schools enroll about 14,606 students and include McCormick Junior High School.
About 0.2 miles separate McCormick Junior High School from the closest public school, Central High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, McCormick Junior High School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, McCormick Junior High School is City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 680 to 622, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 12.8:1.
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Laramie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,060
Census ACS
Median income
$80,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
14,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laramie County School District #1
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Cheyenne
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,566 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Carey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryMiddle · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.2 mi · 1,270
- Jessup Elementary0.4 mi · 118
- Davis Elementary0.5 mi · 210
- Hobbs Elementary1.1 mi · 220
- Coyote Ridge1.5 mi · 415
- Deming Elementary1.7 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About McCormick Junior High SchoolHow many students attend McCormick Junior High School?
McCormick Junior High School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does McCormick Junior High School serve?
McCormick Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McCormick Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McCormick Junior High School is approximately 12.8:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at McCormick Junior High School?
Student demographics at McCormick Junior High School are roughly 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees McCormick Junior High School?
McCormick Junior High School is overseen by Laramie County School District #1 in Laramie County.
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