The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #7·NCES 560609000342

Upton Middle School

802 Juniper, Upton, WY 82730 · (307) 468-9331 · Weston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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

Enrollment
206
Middle
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 319
Student : Teacher
37.7:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.9:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 67335%
Grade 76733%
Grade 86632%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41% · US 70%
White
19193%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 75% · US 43%
Hispanic
126%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
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
11254%
Female
9446%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Upton Middle School→Upton High School
Feeds from
Upton ElementaryKG–05
Based on grade levels within Weston County School District #7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

Discussions

+ POST
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Upton Middle School.
START A DISCUSSION

Test scores

WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
61.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
35.4%
WY avg 51.3%

What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 →

Where Upton Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Wyoming
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.4%#40 of 44
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#19 of 45
Enrollment
ranked largest first
206#37 of 61
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
37.7:1#37 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.7%#36 of 37
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
206
+151 (+275%) vs 2020
+222% since 1990-91, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
37.7:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252065.537.7:1N/A
2023-242255.144.2:1N/A
2022-231745.134.2:18% (14)
2020-2155511.0:124% (13)
2017-18525.59.4:137% (19)
2015-165769.5:142% (24)
2010-1158N/AN/A24% (14)
2000-0167611.2:136% (24)
1990-9164232.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upton Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 296% (52 to 206); teachers down 1% (5.5 to 5.5).

About Upton Middle School

Upton Middle School sits in Upton, Wyoming, and is classified as a middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 206 students. It has 35% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Wyoming (about 319).

The district for Upton Middle School is Weston County School District #7, with 3 schools and 859 students.

The share of students at Upton Middle School who are White is 93%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Upton Middle School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 37.7:1. The school has 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Wyoming, the average ratio is 12.3:1.

Upton Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Wyoming public middle schools.

The school is in Weston County, where the median household earns about $89,509 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Weston County, 7 public schools serve about 1,604 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Upton Middle School from the closest public school, Upton Elementary. The five-mile area around Upton Middle School holds 2 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

The school counted 55 students in 2020-21 and 206 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio was 11.0:1 in 2020-21 and 37.7:1 in 2024-25.

People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Weston County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
6,826
Census ACS
Median income
$89,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,604 students

Quick facts

School name
Upton Middle School
District
Weston County School District #7
Address
802 Juniper, Upton, WY 82730
Phone
(307) 468-9331
County
Weston County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
206
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
37.7:1
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
560609000342
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Weston County School District #7
Other schools in Upton
Other Upton Middle schools

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

Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Upton Middle School
How many students attend Upton Middle School?
Upton Middle School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 06-08.
Is Upton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Upton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Upton Middle School have?
Upton Middle School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 37.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Upton Middle School?
Student demographics at Upton Middle School are roughly 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Upton Middle School public or private?
Upton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weston County School District #7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post