Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOT SPRINGS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560331000181
Thermopolis Middle School
1450 Valleyview Drive, Thermopolis, WY 82443 · (307) 864-6551 · Hot Springs County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Wyoming public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
74 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 5 | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 22% |
Student demographics
28%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Thermopolis Middle School→Hot Springs County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hot Springs County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
67.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 72 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Thermopolis Middle School
Thermopolis Middle School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermopolis Middle School this school | 186 | 39.8% | 68.8% |
| Douglas Middle School Douglas | 389 | 38.3% | 54.0% |
| Etna Elementary Etna | 274 | 33.9% | 58.8% |
| Lander Middle School Lander | 324 | 38.6% | 47.8% |
| Osmond Elementary Afton | 349 | 32.4% | 78.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Middle School Cowley | 250 | 46.4% | 42.6% |
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 Thermopolis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #5 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #5 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #6 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #40 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #20 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #6 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. 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
186
-17 (-8%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 186 | 15.6 | 12.0:1 | 40% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 17.6 | 10.8:1 | 39% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 42% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 32% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 17.1 | 12.7:1 | 44% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 18 | 11.7:1 | 49% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | N/A | N/A | 52% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | 54% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thermopolis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (217 to 186); teachers down 9% (17.1 to 15.6).
About Thermopolis Middle School
Thermopolis Middle School serves students in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as a small middle school. School enrollment was 186 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Wyoming is roughly 319 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
Across its 3 schools, Hot Springs County School District #1 enrolls 584 students. Thermopolis Middle School is one of those schools.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Thermopolis Middle School. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Thermopolis Middle School total 15.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. That matches the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming fairly closely. The school counts 74 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Thermopolis Middle School is A. Compared with Wyoming public middle schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Thermopolis Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.8%; the prediction is 57.3%.
Hot Springs County census figures show that the median household income is $61,250, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Hot Springs County is home to 4 public schools and about 584 public school students.
The nearest public school is Ralph Witters Elementary, at about 1.1 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Thermopolis Middle School is 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Thermopolis Middle School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 203 in 2020-21 to 186 in 2024-25.
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Hot Springs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,620
Census ACS
Median income
$61,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
584 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hot Springs County School District #1
- Ralph Witters ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Hot Springs County High SchoolHigh · 184 students
Other schools in Thermopolis
- Ralph Witters ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Hot Springs County High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Big Horn Basin Children's CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Ralph Witters Elementary1.1 mi · 214
- Hot Springs County High School1.3 mi · 184
- Shoshoni High School27.9 mi · 117
- Shoshoni Elementary27.9 mi · 220
- Shoshoni Junior High School27.9 mi · 50
- West Side Elementary28.7 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Thermopolis Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thermopolis Middle School?
Thermopolis Middle School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Thermopolis Middle School serve?
Thermopolis Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Thermopolis Middle School have?
Thermopolis Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Thermopolis Middle School?
Thermopolis Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Thermopolis Middle School?
Thermopolis Middle School is overseen by Hot Springs County School District #1 in Hot Springs County.
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