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)
490042001541	81	Hidden Valley Middle	Public	7-9	15410 S Harmon Day Dr.	Bluffdale	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1050	868	37	23.7	14.3%	700 (80.6%)	9 (1.0%)	111 (12.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	33 (3.8%)								59.9	45.9	117	36
490063001558	82	Spring Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	599 W 700 South	Springville	84663	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 609-2400	1,086	47	23.2	32.1%	773 (71.2%)	9 (0.8%)	233 (21.5%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	11 (1.0%)	48 (4.4%)								59.6	63.3	73	9
490093000782	83	North Sevier Middle	Public	6-8	135 N 100 W	Salina	84654	Sevier County	Sevier District	No	No	No	No	(435) 529-3841	228	12	18.8	50.0%	203 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,442			$501			$8,941	59.6	53	96	13
490018401489	84	Wallace Stegner Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	980 S. Bending River Ct.	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Wallace Stegner Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 456-9570	690	29	23.9	73.0%	111 (16.1%)	21 (3.0%)	425 (61.6%)	16 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	91 (13.2%)	22 (3.2%)	$7,605			$988			$6,617	59.5	44.5	124	40
490014501378	85	Weilenmann School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	4199 W Kilby Road	Park City	84098	Summit County	Weilenmann School of Discovery	Yes	No	No	No	(435) 575-5411	535	28	19.3	1.3%	455 (85.0%)	6 (1.1%)	41 (7.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$8,323			$492			$7,831	58.7	51.2	100	15
490099000733	86	South Summit Middle	Public	5-8	355 E 300 S	Kamas	84036	Summit County	South Summit District	No	No	No	No	(435) 783-4341	480	26	18.6	20.2%	404 (84.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,109			$294			$9,815	58.6	48.4	110	24
490017901476	87	Terra Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	267 Aggie Blvd.	Vernal	84078	Uintah County	Terra Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(844) 322-6562	646	29	22.3	24.1%	583 (90.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	$6,823			$579			$6,244	58.6	50.6	104	17
490004301144	88	Lakeview Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	527 W 400 N	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Lakeview Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 331-6788	1,010	48	21	11.2%	838 (83.0%)	4 (0.4%)	112 (11.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	39 (3.9%)	$6,029			$256			$5,772	58.3	65.2	70	18
490114000880	89	Pine View Middle	Public	8-9	2145 E 130 N	St George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 628-7915	779	35	22.1	39.2%	528 (67.8%)	5 (0.6%)	180 (23.1%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (3.0%)	13 (1.7%)	25 (3.2%)	$7,794			$579			$7,215	56.1	49	109	20
490014101296	90	Vista School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	585 E Center Street	Ivins	84738	Washington County	Vista School	Yes	No	No	No	(435) 673-4110	1,112	52	21.4	37.2%	825 (74.2%)	5 (0.4%)	209 (18.8%)	6 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	11 (1.0%)	45 (4.0%)	$5,989			$475			$5,514	55.1	59.6	80	10

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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:

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

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