Enrollment
24
Middle
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560073000017
Rock River Junior High School
262 N. Morris, Rock River, WY 82083 · (307) 721-4265 · Albany County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL24 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Wyoming public middle schools
- C-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
13.3:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
13 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 47%
Community
0
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 | 11 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 54% |
Student demographics
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
Based on grade levels within Albany County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
41.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 43 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Rock River Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24 | #58 of 61 |
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
24
+15 (+167%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 27
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 3.0:1
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 | 24 | 1.8 | 13.3:1 | 54% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 2 | 8.4:1 | 35% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 20 | 2.2 | 9.0:1 | 45% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 3 | 3.0:1 | 33% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 3.6 | 3.9:1 | 50% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 16 | 1 | 16.0:1 | 44% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 19 | N/A | N/A | 16% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 27 | 2 | 13.5:1 | 52% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock River Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 71% (14 to 24); teachers down 50% (3.6 to 1.8).
About Rock River Junior High School
Rock River Junior High School is a very small middle school that serves part of Rock River, Wyoming. It had 24 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Wyoming enroll about 319 students on average.
The district for Rock River Junior High School is Albany County School District #1, with 18 schools and 3,967 students.
More than half of the students at Rock River Junior High School are White (71%). Next come 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 84% White among all Albany County residents.
Teacher count: 1.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.3:1. The gap from the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming is 1.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%. The average for public schools in Albany County is 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rock River Junior High School lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Wyoming public middle schools.
Compared with Wyoming schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rock River Junior High School's results are 11.7 points below predicted: 37.6% against 49.3%.
The school's county is Albany County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,917, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,967, Rock River Junior High School among them.
Rock River Junior High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Rock River High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rock River Junior High School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts for Rock River Junior High School: 9 students in 2020-21, 24 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 3.0:1 to 13.3:1.
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Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,249
Census ACS
Median income
$61,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albany County School District #1
- Laramie High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Laramie Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Slade ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Indian Paintbrush ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Snowy Range AcademyElementary · 260 students
Other schools in Rock River
- Rock River High SchoolHigh · 36 students
- Rock River ElementaryElementary · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Rock River High School0.0 mi · 36
- Rock River Elementary0.0 mi · 35
- Medicine Bow Elementary16.1 mi · 5
- HEM Junior/Senior High School31.3 mi · 77
- Hanna Elementary31.9 mi · 66
- Centennial Elementary31.9 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Rock River Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rock River Junior High School?
Rock River Junior High School enrolls approximately 24 students in grades 07-08.
Is Rock River Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rock River Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Rock River Junior High School have?
Rock River Junior High School employs 2 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Rock River Junior High School?
Rock River Junior High School reports a student body of 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Rock River Junior High School public or private?
Rock River Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Albany County School District #1.
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