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)
490024000162	191	Duchesne High	Public	7-12	155 W. Main Street	Duchesne	84021	Duchesne County	Duchesne District	No	No	No	No	(435) 738-1260	396	20	19.9	38.6%	337 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,131			$532			$11,600	11.2	15.5	183	8
490036000871	192	Thomas Jefferson Junior High	Public	6-8	5850 S 5600 W	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5194	989	44	22.3	50.1%	393 (39.7%)	32 (3.2%)	474 (47.9%)	19 (1.9%)	11 (1.1%)	46 (4.7%)	14 (1.4%)	$9,371			$818			$8,552	10.2	10	198	6
490072001295	193	Mound Fort Junior High	Public	7-9	1396 Liberty Ave	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-7800	627	32	19.4	97.6%	236 (37.6%)	23 (3.7%)	321 (51.2%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$10,026			$1,578			$8,448	10.2	10.2	197	4
490087000492	194	Glendale Middle	Public	6-8	1430 W Andrew Ave	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 974-8320	680	40	17.1	83.5%	47 (6.9%)	39 (5.7%)	452 (66.5%)	49 (7.2%)	5 (0.7%)	78 (11.5%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,886			$1,449			$9,437	10	10.9	196	2
490087000511	195	Nibley Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	2785 S 800 E	Salt Lake City	84106	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 481-4842	344	22	15.6	59.6%	153 (44.5%)	10 (2.9%)	143 (41.6%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	$10,232			$898			$9,334	9.4			(n/a)
490120000639	196	T.H. Bell Junior High	Public	7-9	165 W 5100 S	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4600	670	32	20.8	41.8%	436 (65.1%)	13 (1.9%)	179 (26.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	24 (3.6%)	$9,013			$406			$8,607	9.3	5.3	210	14
490036000272	197	West Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	3400 S 3450 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5254	701	34	20.4	72.9%	151 (21.5%)	28 (4.0%)	451 (64.3%)	26 (3.7%)	8 (1.1%)	30 (4.3%)	7 (1.0%)	$10,109			$1,771			$8,338	9.3	11.2	193	4
490036000267	198	Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	4195 S 3200 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5234	639	30	21.6	65.7%	173 (27.1%)	42 (6.6%)	313 (49.0%)	42 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.3%)	12 (1.9%)	$10,075			$960			$9,115	8.2	5.8	206	8
490007301187	199	Dual Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1155 S Glendale Drive	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Dual Immersion Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 972-1425	471	23	20.7	63.3%	27 (5.7%)	4 (0.8%)	433 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$6,957			$1,545			$5,412	7	7.7	203	4
490036000235	200	Kearns Junior High	Public	6-8	4040 West Sam's Blvd	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5204	778	41	18.9	72.9%	245 (31.5%)	20 (2.6%)	454 (58.4%)	8 (1.0%)	8 (1.0%)	35 (4.5%)	8 (1.0%)	$10,195			$1,161			$9,034	5.5	8	202	2

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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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