Students surpass pre-pandemic levels on Wyoming's standardized tests
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The Wyoming Department of Education released 2025-26 results for the Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress and the Wyoming Alternate Assessment. State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder said statewide averages rose in all three tested subjects: 1.6% in English language arts, 4.1% in math and 1.3% in science. She said all three have now reached or passed pre-pandemic levels. The article notes that grades 7 and 8 trended downward, including a 2.3% drop in grade 7 English language arts.
Results varied locally. Laramie County School District 1 reported its best English and math scores since the 2017-18 tests, at 53% and 48.6% proficiency, with science at 45.7%. Superintendent Stephen Newton credited teachers and said the district still has more work to do. Laramie County School District 2 saw declines in all three subjects: 2.6% in English, 3.6% in math and 6.3% in science, with grade 10 showing especially large drops. Carey Junior High and Wyoming Indian Middle School met the state's school performance expectations for the first time in over three years. PODER Academy was named the state's top-performing high school.
Degenfelder credited the state's accountability system and cooperation among educators rather than any single cause. She also cited a 111.6% rise in interest in career and technical education. She noted her time as superintendent is nearly over.
Why it matters
The results give families, teachers and board members a statewide and local view of how students are doing in core subjects. The uneven results across districts and grades show where some schools are gaining and others may need attention.
- Test scores
- Math achievement
- Literacy
- School ratings
- Career and technical education
- College and career readiness
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- What information beyond test scores should families and board members consider when judging how well a school or district is doing?
- How might a district respond to a drop in some grades while others improve, as the article reports in Laramie County School District 2?
- What practices from high-performing schools might transfer to other schools, and what might not?
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