Mills’s public schools score below 75% of Wyoming districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Mills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wyoming, not nationally.
From Wyoming state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Mills’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 40 Wyoming towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mills’s, its schools beat 38%, higher than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 53% and 48% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Wyoming. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,456 per student, against $20,645 across Wyoming (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
20 elementary schools, then seven middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Wyoming Classical Academy is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Mills’s grade
C: better than 25% of Wyoming school districts, #17 of 28 Wyoming towns. Both inputs trail the Wyoming average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mills, with each school’s own grade.
10th grade in Mills · depends on your address
Kelly Walsh High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,002 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Casper
Natrona County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Casper
Midwest School
Grades PK–12 · 127 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Midwest
11th grade in Mills · depends on your address
Kelly Walsh High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,002 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Casper
Natrona County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Casper
Midwest School
Grades PK–12 · 127 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Midwest
12th grade in Mills · depends on your address
Kelly Walsh High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,002 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Casper
Natrona County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Casper
Midwest School
Grades PK–12 · 127 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Midwest
Mills’s public schools are run by Natrona County School District 1, which also serves Bar Nunn, Casper, Edgerton and Evansville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Mills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wyoming towns that share Mills’s borders.
Every school in Mills
27 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).
Questions about Mills’s schools
Are Mills’s schools good?
On Wyoming’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mills children attend score below 75% of Wyoming’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #17 of 28 Wyoming towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mills in?
Natrona County School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,352 students in 27 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mills kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Kelly Walsh High School, Natrona County High School and Midwest School.
What is Mills’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Natrona County School District 1 graduated in four years, against 81% across Wyoming.
How much does Mills spend per student?
$18,456 in Natrona County School District 1 (FY2024), against $20,645 across Wyoming. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mills → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wyoming. Stars are from neighbors.