North Rock Springs’s public schools score below 88% of Wyoming districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 38% of North Rock Springs’s students scored proficient, below the Wyoming average (48%). The grade covers the public school district serving North Rock Springs, 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.
North Rock Springs’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 37 Wyoming towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Rock Springs’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 12% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% 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 $21,229 per student, against $20,645 across Wyoming (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind North Rock Springs’s grade
D: better than 12% of Wyoming school districts. 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 North Rock Springs, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in North Rock Springs · depends on your address
Rock Springs Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 746 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rock Springs
Farson-Eden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 39 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Farson
Desert Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 8 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Wamsutter
8th grade in North Rock Springs · depends on your address
Rock Springs Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 746 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rock Springs
Farson-Eden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 39 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Farson
Desert Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 8 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Wamsutter
9th grade in North Rock Springs · depends on your address
Rock Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rock Springs
Farson-Eden High School
Grades 9–12 · 53 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Farson
10th grade in North Rock Springs · depends on your address
Rock Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rock Springs
Farson-Eden High School
Grades 9–12 · 53 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Farson
11th grade in North Rock Springs · depends on your address
Rock Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rock Springs
Farson-Eden High School
Grades 9–12 · 53 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Farson
12th grade in North Rock Springs · depends on your address
Rock Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rock Springs
Farson-Eden High School
Grades 9–12 · 53 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Farson
North Rock Springs’s public schools are run by Sweetwater County School District 1, which also serves Rock Springs, Superior and Wamsutter. 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.
Well below the state in reading
North Rock Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wyoming towns that share North Rock Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Rock Springs | D | Sweetwater County School District 1 |
| Rock Springs | D | Sweetwater County School District 1 |
Every school in North Rock Springs
12 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 North Rock Springs’s schools
Are North Rock Springs’s schools good?
On Wyoming’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools North Rock Springs children attend score below 88% of Wyoming’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is North Rock Springs in?
Sweetwater County School District 1, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 4,789 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do North Rock Springs kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Rock Springs High School and Farson-Eden High School.
What is North Rock Springs’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Sweetwater County School District 1 graduated in four years, against 81% across Wyoming.
How much does North Rock Springs spend per student?
$21,229 in Sweetwater County School District 1 (FY2024), against $20,645 across Wyoming. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What North Rock Springs 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wyoming. Stars are from neighbors.