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)
490114001555	11	Washington Fields Intermediate	Public	6-7	322 West 3090 South	Washington	84780	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 634-7015	830	36	23	12.4%	751 (90.5%)	5 (0.6%)	42 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	21 (2.5%)								89.5	93.7	4	7
490012000846	12	Spring Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	350 W 100 N	Providence	84332	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 753-6200	845	36	23.1	27.2%	725 (85.8%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (8.8%)	9 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.5%)	$7,235			$331			$6,904	89.5	91.6	6	6
490012000078	13	North Cache Middle School	Public	7-8	157 W 600 S	Richmond	84333	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 258-2452	1,119	49	22.7	34.6%	982 (87.8%)	7 (0.6%)	86 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	28 (2.5%)	$7,817			$442			$7,375	87.8	90.3	8	5
490087000480	14	Clayton Middle	Public	7-8	1470 S 1900 E	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4810	634	33	19.3	24.1%	415 (65.5%)	18 (2.8%)	130 (20.5%)	18 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (1.9%)	33 (5.2%)	$9,283			$739			$8,544	86.9	87.9	13	1
490002501089	15	North Star Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2920 W 14000 S	Bluffdale	84065	Salt Lake County	North Star Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 302-9579	526	27	19.4	7.2%	436 (82.9%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.7%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.8%)	$5,914			$219			$5,695	86.8	88	12	3
490021001403	16	Centennial Junior High	Public	7-9	740 S Sunset Dr	Kaysville	84037	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-0100	1,033	36	28.5	3.5%	950 (92.0%)	13 (1.3%)	42 (4.1%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.6%)	$7,106			$356			$6,750	86.2	90.1	9	7
490002201082	17	Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1582 W 3300 N	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Lincoln Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 756-2039	915	43	21.3	17.7%	722 (78.9%)	8 (0.9%)	117 (12.8%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	41 (4.5%)	$6,459			$348			$6,112	85.9	83.2	26	9
490069000724	18	North Summit Middle	Public	5-8	76 S 100 E	Coalville	84017	Summit County	North Summit District	No	No	No	No	(435) 336-5678	334	16	20.4	20.4%	273 (81.7%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,896			$403			$11,494	85.8	86.5	18
490003000909	19	Timberline Middle	Public	7-9	500 W Canyon Crest Rd	Alpine	84004	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8765	1,315	52	25.4	5.8%	1,154 (87.8%)	13 (1.0%)	61 (4.6%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	64 (4.9%)	$7,338			$365			$6,974	85.4	82.1	28	9
490001501284	20	Thomas Edison - South	Public, Charter	K-8	1275 W 2350 S	Nibley	84321	Cache County	Thomas Edison	Yes	No	No	No	(435) 752-0123	716	33	21.6	29.1%	566 (79.1%)	11 (1.5%)	114 (15.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	$7,316			$239			$7,077	85	80	31	11

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds