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)
490014001268	101	Early Light Academy at Daybreak	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	11709 Vadania Dr	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Early Light Academy at Daybreak	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 302-5988	972	49	20	13.1%	694 (71.4%)	15 (1.5%)	141 (14.5%)	64 (6.6%)	6 (0.6%)	7 (0.7%)	45 (4.6%)	$6,321			$227			$6,094	50.6	57.5	85	16
490003301056	102	American Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	898 W 1100 S	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	American Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 794-2226	1,629	88	18.4	36.7%	980 (60.2%)	23 (1.4%)	565 (34.7%)	14 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.5%)	$6,552			$463			$6,089	50.5	50.8	102
490105001263	103	Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High	Public	7-8	2152 N 400 W	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1939	892	42	21.3	44.7%	680 (76.2%)	13 (1.5%)	146 (16.4%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (1.9%)	17 (1.9%)	$8,257			$456			$7,801	49.9	40.4	138	35
490063001127	104	Mapleton Junior High	Public	7-9	362 E 1200 N	Mapleton	84664	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 489-2892	1,213	48	25.1	13.7%	1,028 (84.7%)	3 (0.2%)	126 (10.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	43 (3.5%)	$7,265			$571			$6,694	49.4	44.8	123	19
490014200328	105	Union Middle	Public	6-8	615 E 8000 S	Sandy	84070	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-1500	862	39	21.8	36.8%	562 (65.2%)	9 (1.0%)	199 (23.1%)	14 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.6%)	58 (6.7%)	$8,877			$488			$8,389	49.2	68	62	43
490063000403	106	Springville Junior High	Public	7-9	165 S 700 E	Springville	84663	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 489-2880	1,168	49	23.6	28.0%	835 (71.5%)	6 (0.5%)	243 (20.8%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	6 (0.5%)	59 (5.1%)	$7,952			$556			$7,397	48.9	60.1	78	28
490021001275	107	Legacy Junior High	Public	7-9	411 N 3200 W	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-4700	1,088	44	24.5	9.5%	929 (85.4%)	6 (0.6%)	96 (8.8%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	33 (3.0%)	$7,275			$396			$6,878	48.8	61.1	75	32
490063000482	108	Spanish Fork Junior High	Public	7-9	600 S 820 E	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4075	1,103	49	22.5	23.3%	858 (77.8%)	13 (1.2%)	174 (15.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.2%)	39 (3.5%)	$7,339			$509			$6,830	48.6	40.5	137	29
490120000643	109	Wahlquist Junior High	Public	7-9	2656 N 2400 W	Farr West	84404	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4640	1,260	51	24.4	12.1%	1,149 (91.2%)	9 (0.7%)	69 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	25 (2.0%)	$7,453			$394			$7,060	48.4	37.3	149	40
490063001561	110	Valley View Middle	Public	6-7	1044 E 340 S	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 609-2795	894	36	24.5	23.5%	740 (82.8%)	6 (0.7%)	109 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)								48.3	43.9	128	18

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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:

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