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Torrington Middle School

2742 West E Street, Torrington, WY 82240 · (307) 532-7014 · Goshen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Enrollment
239
Middle
DISTRICT 119 · STATE 319
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
113 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 67531%
Grade 78134%
Grade 88335%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41% · US 70%
White
17573%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 75% · US 43%
Hispanic
5021%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 1%
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
Male
12954%
Female
11046%

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Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
56.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
60.4%
WY avg 51.3%

What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Torrington Middle School

Torrington Middle School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Torrington Middle School this school23947.3%55.9%
Rocky Mountain Middle School
Cowley
25046.4%42.6%
Twin Spruce Junior High School
Gillette
66747.5%48.5%
Powell Middle School
Powell
38745.0%69.1%
Wheatland Middle School
Wheatland
19244.3%45.7%
Davis Middle School
Evanston
30955.7%53.8%
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 Torrington Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Wyoming
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.9%#20 of 40
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.4%#15 of 44
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.4%#31 of 45
Enrollment
ranked largest first
239#35 of 61
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.3:1#5 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.9%#15 of 37
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.3%#12 of 42
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.9%#14 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 2024-25
Enrollment
239
-26 (-10%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523921.111.3:147% (113)
2023-2425222.611.2:152% (132)
2022-2327222.612.1:146% (126)
2020-212652212.1:142% (111)
2017-1825422.811.1:147% (120)
2015-162892312.6:148% (140)
2010-11291N/AN/A58% (169)
2000-013402911.7:192% (314)
1990-913793510.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Torrington Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (254 to 239); teachers down 7% (22.8 to 21.1).

About Torrington Middle School

Torrington Middle School is a middle school in Torrington, Wyoming, according to federal school records. The school reports 239 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Wyoming is about 319 students.

Enrollment across the 12 schools in Goshen County School District #1 totals 1,617 students.

Roughly 73% of students at Torrington Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Goshen County, the White share is about 87%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school employs the equivalent of 21.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Torrington Middle School is 47%. For comparison, public schools in Goshen County average 47%.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Torrington Middle School is 53.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.9%.

Goshen County has these Census figures: the median household income is $58,929, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Goshen County has 13 public schools and roughly 1,617 students.

Nearest public school: Torrington High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 49.2% on proficiency, and Torrington Middle School is above that at 55.9%.

NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.

Enrollment has fallen by 26 students since 2020-21, to 239.

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Goshen County at a glance

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Population
12,605
Census ACS
Median income
$58,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,617 students

Quick facts

School name
Torrington Middle School
District
Goshen County School District #1
Address
2742 West E Street, Torrington, WY 82240
Phone
(307) 532-7014
County
Goshen County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
239
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
113 (47%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
560299000169
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Goshen County School District #1
Other schools in Torrington
Other Torrington Middle schools

One other US public school is named Torrington Middle. Torrington Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Torrington Middle School
How large is Torrington Middle School?
Torrington Middle School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Torrington Middle School serve?
Torrington Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Torrington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Torrington Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Torrington Middle School?
At Torrington Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Torrington Middle School in?
Torrington Middle School is part of Goshen County School District #1.
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