NCES CCD 2024-25 6 schools WY

Best-Resourced Schools in Torrington, WY

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6 public K-12 schools in Torrington from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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6
Schools
1,079
Students
32.6/100
Avg Resource Index
14.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Torrington has more public-school enrollment than 2% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Torrington's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Torrington's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Torrington lists only 6 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 9 to 328 students, a 36-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 98%
School count
Top 79%
Resource Index average
18th percentile
Teacher staffing
62nd percentile

Torrington High School accounts for 30.4% of all Torrington public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Torrington-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Torrington school enrollment varies 36× across entities

Torrington school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 328 students (highest), a spread of 319 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Torrington student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Torrington is typically wider than the Torrington-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Torrington Middle School 44
2. Trail Elementary 43
3. Lincoln Elementary 35
4. Torrington High School 26
5. Platte River School 15
6. Saint Joseph's Children's Home -

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Torrington

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Lincoln Elementary 47.9/100
  2. 2 Platte River School 46.2/100
  3. 3 Torrington Middle School 41.9/100
  4. 4 Trail Elementary 39.3/100
  5. 5 Torrington High School 39.1/100

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Which Torrington school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Torrington Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Torrington schools in this federal-data comparison at 44/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Torrington, WY? ▼

Torrington has 6 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,079 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.