Wind River Middle School

Wind River Middle School operates as a micro-enrollment intermediate school in Pavillion, Wyoming, part of Fremont County School District # 6. Current enrollment sits at 75 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 319 students per school, that is 76% below typical.

Fremont County School District # 6 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 342 students. Wind River Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Wind River Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 27% Native American, 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Wind River Middle School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fremont County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Wind River Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 41.1%, a residual of -1.3 points.

Across the wider county, Fremont County reports that median household income runs about $64,904, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Fremont County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,606 students), of which Wind River Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Wind River High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wind River Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 87 students in 2018 compared to 75 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 69% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.