The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Math. The lowest is 65% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sheridan Junior High School
Sheridan Junior High School sits in the heart of Sheridan, a regional hub for north-central Wyoming and parts of southern Montana. The town's economy runs on a broader base than many Wyoming communities, with healthcare, government, education, real estate, mining, financial services, and a growing manufacturing sector all playing a role. A historic downtown along Main Street carries the civic weight of the place, with the county courthouse, Fulmer Public Library, Whitney Commons park, and the WYO Theater clustered together. Sheridan College sits on its own campus, and the Bighorn Mountains rise just to the southwest, giving the town immediate access to outdoor recreation. The housing market here runs above both the state and national benchmarks, with typical home values outpacing what a median household income would make easy to carry at current mortgage rates. For families considering this area, the cost of entry into homeownership is real, and renting data was not available in the figures we received.
The school itself serves grades six through eight and is part of Sheridan County School District #2. It is not a charter school and carries no magnet designation. Enrollment sits at a solid mid-level for a junior high in this region, with each grade band carrying enough students to support a range of peer groups without feeling sprawling. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic or Latino population making up the next largest group. A smaller share of students identify as two or more races, and there are a handful of American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Black students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which gives a sense of the economic mix within the building. We looked for individualized education program and English learner figures, but those were not reported in the data we received, so we cannot characterize the special populations picture beyond what the demographic and economic data show.
Academic results at Sheridan Junior High are a clear strength. On the WY-TOPP assessment, proficiency rates across math and English language arts run strong in all three grade levels. Math proficiency is solidly above seven in ten students at each grade, with the seventh grade posting the highest rate. English language arts follows a similar pattern, with the majority of students reaching proficiency at every grade level. Science is tested only in eighth grade, and the proficiency rate there, while the lowest of the reported subjects, still shows nearly two-thirds of students meeting the bar. Participation is at or near full across every test, which means the results reflect the whole student body rather than a skewed subset. When positioned relative to districts in Sheridan County, the school lands in the top quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. That places it at the upper end of the county's three districts, and the distance from the county median is meaningful rather than marginal.
Some things we expected to find were simply absent. There is no graduation rate because this school does not serve high school grades. Chronic absenteeism data was not reported. Discipline, course access, and staffing details were not available in the data we received. Title I status was not specified. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes from the last span of meetings that met a lasting-impact bar, so there is nothing concrete to report on shifts in programming, boundaries, or leadership from the district level. A parent wanting to understand those dimensions would need to go directly to the school or district for current information.
What the data does say is that Sheridan Junior High is a mid-sized middle school in a diversified Wyoming town, serving a mostly white student body with a meaningful Hispanic or Latino minority and about a third of students facing economic need. Its state assessment results are strong and consistent across grades and subjects, and it stands near the top of its county peer set on proficiency. The housing market in its zip code is on the expensive side relative to state and national norms, which matters for families weighing a move into the attendance area. For a parent looking at this school, the academic signal is positive and the community context is one of a regional center with amenities, civic life, and mountain access, balanced against housing costs that run above what many Wyoming communities carry.
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