Upton Middle School

Upton Middle School, a small middle-grades school in Upton, Wyoming, one of the schools within Weston County School District #7, works with 206 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 319.

Across the 3 schools in Weston County School District #7 (859 students total), Upton Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Upton Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 37.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.3:1 average.

In the area at large, Weston County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,509 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Upton Middle School is one of 7 public schools in Weston County (combined enrollment of about 1,604 students).

Nearest neighbor: Upton Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Upton Middle School has rose 296%, going from 52 students in 2018 to 206 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 98% to 93% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 37.7:1 in 2025.

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