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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
127
-3 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 6.8:1
% White
83%
was 87%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Midwest School
Midwest School is a K-12 campus of average-sized scale in Midwest, Wyoming, one of the schools within Natrona County School District #1, serveing 127 students in grades pre-K through 12.
Natrona County School District #1 comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 12,352 students; Midwest School is among them.
On demographics, Midwest School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. The state averages about 8.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Natrona County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Midwest School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.
In the surrounding community, Natrona County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,156 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Natrona County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,650 students), Midwest School is one campus in the mix.
Kaycee School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 27.6 miles from this campus.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Midwest School has remained close to its prior level, going from 130 students in 2018 to 127 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 8% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Midwest School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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.