McCormick Junior High School

As a sprawling middle school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, McCormick Junior High School educates 622 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Laramie County School District #1. Enrollment runs roughly 95% above the state mean of about 319.

Within Laramie County School District #1, which oversees 39 schools and 13,426 students, McCormick Junior High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, McCormick Junior High School records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, McCormick Junior High School shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Laramie County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, McCormick Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.9%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of -5.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Laramie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,173 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Laramie County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students), of which McCormick Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McCormick Junior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McCormick Junior High School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

McCormick Junior High School operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 696 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.