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Schools in Cowley

Cowley’s public schools

Big Horn County School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cowley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wyoming’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wyoming’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.3K
▲ 3% vs WY $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
WY 12.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,011 students on the public path
In brief

Cowley’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cowley’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s 289 public schools. Rocky Mountain High School places highest (better than 77%); Rocky Mountain Elementary lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cowley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Rocky Mountain ElementaryBig Horn County School District 1C+
6–8Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolBig Horn County School District 1B
9–12Rocky Mountain High SchoolBig Horn County School District 1A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Big Horn County School District 1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Big Horn County School District 1Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,251 students, down 32% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (WY 12.1)
$21,270WY $20,645 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 53.1% · 754 students tested
Math42%
State average 48.3% · 754 students tested

Cowley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wyoming towns that share Cowley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cowley—Big Horn County School District 1

Every school in Cowley

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wyoming’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cowleyby address
Rocky Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
322 students13:1Rate it →
Rocky Mountain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
250 students17:1Rate it →
Rocky Mountain High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
439 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Cowley’s schools

Are Cowley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cowley. Big Horn County School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cowley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wyoming’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cowley in?

Big Horn County School District 1.

Where do Cowley kids go to high school?

Rocky Mountain High School.

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What Cowley families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.