Enrollment
127
Combined
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 130
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560451000133
Midwest School
256 Lewis, Midwest, WY 82643 · (307) 253-3500 · Natrona County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 8.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
88 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 14% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
38.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
41.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Midwest School
Midwest School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest School this school | 127 | 69.3% | 42.5% |
| Hulett School Hulett | 168 | 48.2% | 61.5% |
| Ten Sleep K-12 Ten Sleep | 104 | 42.3% | 66.3% |
| Kaycee School Kaycee | 115 | 37.4% | 52.4% |
| Encampment K-12 School Encampment | 120 | 41.7% | 53.1% |
| St. Stephens Indian School St. Stephens | 193 | 98.4% | N/A |
Matched among Wyoming K-12 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 Midwest School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
127
-8 (-6%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 127 | 15 | 8.5:1 | 69% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 73% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 14.5 | 10.3:1 | 70% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 16 | 8.4:1 | 76% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 19 | 6.8:1 | 65% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 21 | 7.8:1 | 65% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | N/A | N/A | 55% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 19 | 9.9:1 | 85% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midwest School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (130 to 127); teachers down 21% (19 to 15).
About Midwest School
Midwest, Wyoming, is home to Midwest School, a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. The school has 127 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 12.
Natrona County School District #1 enrolls 12,352 students in 27 schools, including Midwest School.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. It is also 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Midwest School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.5:1. The school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 8.1:1 average for combined schools in Wyoming. Federal data show 69% of students (88) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Natrona County, the average eligibility rate is 46%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.0% at Midwest School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.5%.
Natrona County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $72,156 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,650, Midwest School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Kaycee School is about 27.6 miles from Midwest School.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 135 to 127.
The discussion board for Midwest School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Natrona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,977
Census ACS
Median income
$72,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natrona County School District #1
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolHigh · 2,002 students
- Natrona County High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- C Y Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dean Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Casper Classical AcademyMiddle · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Kaycee School27.6 mi · 115
- Bar Nunn Elementary34.3 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Midwest SchoolHow large is Midwest School?
Midwest School enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Midwest School serve?
Midwest School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Midwest School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Midwest School.
What is the student diversity at Midwest School?
Student demographics at Midwest School are roughly 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Midwest School in?
Midwest School is part of Natrona County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.