Enrollment
139
High
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560170000390
Saratoga Middle/High School
801 West Elm Street, Saratoga, WY 82331 · (307) 326-5246 · Carbon County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Wyoming public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
39 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 14% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
66.7%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
39.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Saratoga Middle/High School
Saratoga Middle/High School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Middle/High School this school | 139 | 28.1% | 52.4% |
| Sundance Secondary School Sundance | 198 | 24.7% | 66.5% |
| Newcastle High School Newcastle | 236 | 28.0% | 58.9% |
| Lyman High School Lyman | 254 | 27.2% | 55.0% |
| Mountain View High School Mountain View | 230 | 22.2% | 60.9% |
| Burns Jr & Sr High School Burns | 307 | 34.2% | 47.3% |
Matched among Wyoming high 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 Saratoga Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #24 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #39 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #8 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #47 of 84 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #37 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high 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
139
+29 (+26%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 6.9:1
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 | 139 | 16.2 | 8.6:1 | 28% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 17 | 9.0:1 | 30% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 16.2 | 8.3:1 | 18% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 110 | 16 | 6.9:1 | 25% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 123 | 16 | 7.7:1 | 32% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | 16 | 8.6:1 | 31% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | N/A | N/A | 25% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saratoga Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (123 to 139); teachers up 1% (16 to 16.2).
About Saratoga Middle/High School
Saratoga Middle/High School is a small high school in Saratoga, Wyoming. It enrolled 139 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 60% lower than the average for high schools in Wyoming, which is about 346.
Carbon County School District #2 is responsible for 6 schools, Saratoga Middle/High School included, with 573 students in all.
Most students at Saratoga Middle/High School are White: 90% of enrollment. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Carbon County is about 82% White. By the diversity index, Saratoga Middle/High School comes in at 19%.
Federal staffing data show 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Saratoga Middle/High School and a ratio of 8.6:1. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 28% of students. For comparison, public schools in Carbon County average 42%.
Measured against Wyoming public high schools, Saratoga Middle/High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.8% for Saratoga Middle/High School. The school posts 52.4%, 11.5 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Carbon County this way: median household income is about $70,511, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Carbon County number 12 and enroll about 2,206.
Of nearby public schools, Saratoga Elementary is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Saratoga Middle/High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Federal data place Saratoga Middle/High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Saratoga Middle/High School saw enrollment rise 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 6.9:1 to 8.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Saratoga Middle/High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,463
Census ACS
Median income
$70,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,206 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbon County School District #2
- Saratoga ElementaryElementary · 166 students
- Encampment K-12 SchoolCombined · 120 students
- HEM Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 77 students
- Hanna ElementaryElementary · 66 students
- Medicine Bow ElementaryElementary · 5 students
- Elk Mountain ElementaryElementary
Nearby schools
- Saratoga Elementary0.4 mi · 166
- Encampment K-12 School16.8 mi · 120
- HEM Junior/Senior High School31.4 mi · 77
- Victory High School31.9 mi · 28
- Hanna Elementary31.9 mi · 66
- Rawlins Middle School32.1 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Saratoga Middle/High SchoolHow large is Saratoga Middle/High School?
Saratoga Middle/High School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Saratoga Middle/High School serve?
Saratoga Middle/High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saratoga Middle/High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Saratoga Middle/High School is approximately 8.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Saratoga Middle/High School?
At Saratoga Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Saratoga Middle/High School public or private?
Saratoga Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carbon County School District #2.
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