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)
490021000848	121	Syracuse Junior High	Public	7-9	1450 S 2000 W	Syracuse	84075	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6800	1,359	50	27.1	13.5%	1,144 (84.2%)	13 (1.0%)	135 (9.9%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	42 (3.1%)	$8,009			$390			$7,619	44.9	41.5	135	14
490063001564	122	Diamond Fork Middle	Public	6-8	50 N 900 East	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4052	1,039	44	23.6	24.9%	844 (81.2%)	8 (0.8%)	142 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	33 (3.2%)								44.7	52.2	98	24
490021000111	123	Central Davis Junior High	Public	7-9	663 Church St	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7100	1,009	39	25.8	29.0%	744 (73.7%)	11 (1.1%)	178 (17.6%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	16 (1.6%)	44 (4.4%)	$8,178			$516			$7,663	44.1	40.1	141	18
490114000599	124	Enterprise High	Public	7-12	565 S 200 E	Enterprise	84725	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 878-2248	546	28	19.2	38.5%	448 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$11,434			$614			$10,820	43.7	49.5	106	18
490120000967	125	Orion Junior High	Public	7-9	370 W 2000 N	Harrisville	84414	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4700	1,063	46	22.9	18.8%	875 (82.3%)	2 (0.2%)	146 (13.7%)	18 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	$7,627			$381			$7,246	43.7	55.5	90	35
490015601415	126	Highmark Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2467 East South Weber Drive	South Weber	84405	Weber County	Highmark Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 476-4627	677	35	19.5	1.8%	559 (82.6%)	8 (1.2%)	80 (11.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$6,578			$195			$6,383	43.2	45.4	120	6
490114001076	127	Fossil Ridge Intermediate	Public	6-7	383 S Mall Dr	Saint George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 652-4706	734	34	21.5	45.8%	490 (66.8%)	7 (1.0%)	169 (23.0%)	5 (0.7%)	18 (2.5%)	22 (3.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$7,458			$612			$6,846	42.4	40.8	136	9
490006000036	128	Beaver High	Public	7-12	195 E Center	Beaver	84713	Beaver County	Beaver District	No	No	No	No	(435) 438-2301	481	24	20.4	37.8%	393 (81.7%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$12,318			$543			$11,775	42	42.8	133	5
490060000369	129	Hillcrest Junior High	Public	7-9	178 E. 5300 S.	Murray	84107	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 264-7442	776	35	22.1	39.2%	422 (54.4%)	51 (6.6%)	242 (31.2%)	14 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.4%)	32 (4.1%)	$8,461			$534			$7,928	41.7	20.5	172	43
490114001134	130	Hurricane Intermediate	Public	PK, KG-7	1325 S 700 W	Hurricane	84737	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 635-8931	784	33	23.9	38.1%	633 (80.7%)	7 (0.9%)	111 (14.2%)	6 (0.8%)	10 (1.3%)	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	$7,979			$617			$7,362	41.3	45.9	118	12

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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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