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Best ZIP codes for schools in Wyoming
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 59 Wyoming ZIPs qualify.
Wyoming ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 82801Sheridan
Wyoming
- School quality index
- 72.0
- ZIP population
- ~26k
- Avg. temperature
- 45°F
- Avg. commute
- 14 min
2ZIP 82832Story
Wyoming
- School quality index
- 71.1
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 43°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
3ZIP 82443Thermopolis
Wyoming
- School quality index
- 69.3
- ZIP population
- ~5k
- Avg. temperature
- 46°F
- Avg. commute
- 14 min
4ZIP 82839Ranchester
Wyoming
- School quality index
- 68.9
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 43°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
5ZIP 82836Dayton
Wyoming
- School quality index
- 68.6
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 37°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
6ZIP 82435Powell
Wyoming
- School quality index
- 67.9
- ZIP population
- ~12k
- Avg. temperature
- 44°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 82941 | Pinedale | Sublette County | 67.5 |
| #8 | 82935 | Green River | Sweetwater County | 67.0 |
| #9 | 83110 | Afton | Lincoln County | 66.4 |
| #10 | 83112 | Afton | Lincoln County | 66.4 |
| #11 | 83128 | Afton | Lincoln County | 66.4 |
| #12 | 82414 | Cody | Park County | 66.2 |
| #13 | 82401 | Worland | Washakie County | 66.0 |
| #14 | 82834 | Buffalo | Johnson County | 64.6 |
| #15 | 83127 | Thayne | Lincoln County | 62.0 |
| #16 | 82901 | Rock Springs | Sweetwater County | 61.9 |
| #17 | 82070 | Laramie | Albany County | 61.2 |
| #18 | 82072 | Laramie | Albany County | 61.2 |
| #19 | 82431 | Lovell | Big Horn County | 61.2 |
| #20 | 82721 | Moorcroft | Crook County | 60.6 |
| #21 | 82410 | Basin | Big Horn County | 60.5 |
| #22 | 82729 | Sundance | Crook County | 60.5 |
| #23 | 83101 | Kemmerer | Lincoln County | 60.1 |
| #24 | 82331 | Saratoga | Carbon County | 59.7 |
| #25 | 82633 | Douglas | Converse County | 59.1 |
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