Enrollment
250
Middle
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG HORN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560142000428
Rocky Mountain Middle School
404 South 3rd East, Cowley, WY 82420 · (307) 548-2723 · Big Horn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Wyoming public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
116 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 6 | 65 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 37% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
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WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
32.9%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Rocky Mountain Middle School
Rocky Mountain Middle School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Middle School this school | 250 | 46.4% | 42.6% |
| Torrington Middle School Torrington | 239 | 47.3% | 55.9% |
| Powell Middle School Powell | 387 | 45.0% | 69.1% |
| Wheatland Middle School Wheatland | 192 | 44.3% | 45.7% |
| Evanston Middle School Evanston | 324 | 53.7% | 60.1% |
| Big Piney Middle School Big Piney | 105 | 42.9% | 53.0% |
Matched among Wyoming middle 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 Rocky Mountain Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #37 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #41 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #36 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #32 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #36 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #18 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #13 of 42 |
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
250
-162 (-39%) vs 2020
+148% since 1990-91, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 250 | 14.3 | 17.5:1 | 46% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 14.7 | 17.1:1 | 39% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 14.3 | 17.6:1 | 38% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 32% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 9.7 | 20.0:1 | 40% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 9 | 19.6:1 | 40% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 85 | N/A | N/A | 51% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 86% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mountain Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (193 to 250); teachers up 48% (9.7 to 14.3).
About Rocky Mountain Middle School
Rocky Mountain Middle School is a small middle school located in Cowley, Wyoming. Enrolled students number 250 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Wyoming average about 319 students each.
Rocky Mountain Middle School is part of a district of 6 schools: Big Horn County School District #1, with 1,251 students.
A majority of students at Rocky Mountain Middle School, 78%, are White. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Big Horn County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Rocky Mountain Middle School comes in at 37%.
The teaching staff at Rocky Mountain Middle School is 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wyoming is 12.3:1, lower than at this school. About 46% of students, or 116, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Big Horn County, the average is about the same, 48%.
Rocky Mountain Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Wyoming public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 53.6% for a school in Wyoming with Rocky Mountain Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Rocky Mountain Middle School posts 42.6%.
Census estimates describe Big Horn County this way: median household income is about $62,101, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Big Horn County number 14 and enroll about 2,657.
Rocky Mountain High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rocky Mountain Middle School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Rocky Mountain Middle School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rocky Mountain Middle School went from 412 students to 250. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.7:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Big Horn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,828
Census ACS
Median income
$62,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Horn County School District #1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Rocky Mountain ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Burlington ElementaryElementary · 119 students
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 69 students
- Burlington Middle SchoolMiddle · 52 students
Other schools in Cowley
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Rocky Mountain ElementaryElementary · 322 students
Other Rocky Mountain Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rocky Mountain Middle. Rocky Mountain Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Rocky Mountain MiddleHEBER CITY, UT · 673 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Mountain High School0.0 mi · 439
- Rocky Mountain Elementary0.4 mi · 322
- Lovell High School4.1 mi · 226
- Lovell Elementary4.4 mi · 309
- Lovell Middle School4.5 mi · 173
- Powell High School15.8 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolHow large is Rocky Mountain Middle School?
Rocky Mountain Middle School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rocky Mountain Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rocky Mountain Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Middle School is approximately 17.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rocky Mountain Middle School?
Student demographics at Rocky Mountain Middle School are roughly 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Mountain Middle School?
Rocky Mountain Middle School is overseen by Big Horn County School District #1 in Big Horn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.