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Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1·NCES 560516000279
Powell Middle School
369 East 3rd Street, Powell, WY 82435 · (307) 764-6185 · Park County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
174 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 137 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 33% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Park County School District # 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
66.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Wyoming's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Powell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #4 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #7 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #23 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #11 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #24 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #15 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #9 of 23 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
387
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 387 | 31.8 | 12.2:1 | 45% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 30.4 | 13.1:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 30.8 | 13.6:1 | 38% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 38% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 31.6 | 14.0:1 | 38% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 40% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 58% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powell Middle School.
About Powell Middle School
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Powell, Wyoming, Powell Middle School is part of Park County School District # 1. The school had 387 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Wyoming) has about 319 students.
Powell Middle School is one school in a 7-school district, Park County School District # 1, which enrolls 1,778 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Powell Middle School. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.2:1 comes from the school's 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming fairly closely. The lunch program counts 45% of students at Powell Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Park County.
Powell Middle School outperforms its prediction by 14.7 points. The model expects 54.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Wyoming; the school's rate is 69.1%.
Park County census figures show that the median household income is $73,035, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Park County is home to 17 public schools and about 3,884 public school students.
The school nearest to Powell Middle School is Shoshone Learning Center, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.6%; Powell Middle School's is 69.1%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 411 in 2020-21 to 387 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.7:1 to 12.2:1.
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Park County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,449
Census ACS
Median income
$73,035
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Park County School District # 1
- Powell High SchoolHigh · 573 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Southside ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 202 students
- Shoshone Learning CenterHigh · 19 students
- Clark ElementaryElementary · 14 students
Other schools in Powell
- Powell High SchoolHigh · 573 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Southside ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 202 students
- Shoshone Learning CenterHigh · 19 students
- Clark ElementaryElementary · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Shoshone Learning Center0.2 mi · 19
- Parkside Elementary0.5 mi · 202
- Powell High School0.7 mi · 573
- Southside Elementary0.7 mi · 287
- Westside Elementary0.9 mi · 296
- Rocky Mountain Elementary16.4 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Powell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Powell Middle School?
Powell Middle School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Powell Middle School serve?
Powell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Powell Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Powell Middle School.
How diverse is Powell Middle School?
Powell Middle School reports a student body of 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Powell Middle School?
Powell Middle School is overseen by Park County School District # 1 in Park County.
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