Best Middle Schools in Utah

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the RISE test scores by the Utah State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 210)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
490042001075	51	Fort Herriman Middle	Public	7-9	14050 S Mirabella Dr	Herriman	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2450	1,261	52	24.4	6.3%	1,078 (85.5%)	4 (0.3%)	119 (9.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	45 (3.6%)	$6,537			$287			$6,250	72.5	74.5	45	6
490042000896	52	South Jordan Middle	Public	7-9	10245 S 2700 W	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2900	1,249	52	23.8	8.5%	1,012 (81.0%)	4 (0.3%)	118 (9.4%)	33 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.6%)	59 (4.7%)	$7,710			$466			$7,244	72.3	74	46	6
490017401490	53	Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2199 W 900 N	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	No	(385) 374-9641	584	34	17	23.8%	418 (71.6%)	6 (1.0%)	102 (17.5%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	33 (5.7%)	$6,833			$387			$6,446	72.2	76.2	38	15
490003000025	54	Pleasant Grove Junior High	Public	7-9	810 N 100 E	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8146	1,256	50	25.2	25.6%	987 (78.6%)	14 (1.1%)	191 (15.2%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	49 (3.9%)	$7,470			$411			$7,059	71.1	68.5	60	6
490042001540	55	Mountain Creek Middle School	Public	7-9	5325 W Bingham Rim Road	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1000	1,275	54	23.7	10.4%	980 (76.9%)	17 (1.3%)	180 (14.1%)	17 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	73 (5.7%)								70.8	82.3	27	28
490057000364	56	Morgan Middle	Public	5-8	115 E Young St	Morgan	84050	Morgan County	Morgan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 829-3467	534	28	19.3	12.9%	506 (94.8%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$6,456			$211			$6,244	70.7	65.3	69	13
490018301475	57	Vanguard Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	2650 South Decker Lake Lane	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 327-8724	538	28	19.3	66.5%	529 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,134			$804			$6,330	69.6	68.2	61	4
490003000003	58	American Fork Junior High	Public	7-9	20 W 1120 N	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8750	1,894	68	28	19.2%	1,530 (80.8%)	10 (0.5%)	241 (12.7%)	15 (0.8%)	8 (0.4%)	27 (1.4%)	63 (3.3%)	$7,084			$352			$6,732	69.4	66.7	65	7
490054000357	59	Delta Middle	Public	5-8	251 E 300 N	Delta	84624	Millard County	Millard District	No	No	No	No	(435) 864-5660	591	30	19.7	39.3%	491 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$10,479			$912			$9,567	69.4	69.7	57	2
490017401453	60	Ascent Academies of Utah Farmington	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	22 South 650 West	Farmington	84025	Davis County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	No	(385) 220-2200	395	26	14.9	25.6%	302 (76.5%)	11 (2.8%)	47 (11.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$7,728			$390			$7,338	69.3			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on RISE English Language Arts, RISE Mathematics, RISE Science test scores released by the Utah State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Utah State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Utah State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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