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)
490021000126	31	Kaysville Junior High	Public	7-9	100 E 350 S	Kaysville	84037	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7200	965	34	28	11.1%	871 (90.3%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.7%)	$8,022			$325			$7,697	79.8	80.9	30	1
490042000195	32	Elk Ridge Middle	Public	7-9	3659 W 9800 S	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2800	1,118	51	21.9	13.2%	850 (76.0%)	9 (0.8%)	151 (13.5%)	29 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	58 (5.2%)	$7,517			$415			$7,102	79.3	87.1	14	18
490012000084	33	South Cache Middle School	Public	7-8	10 S 480 W	Hyrum	84319	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 245-6433	1,063	46	23	37.0%	899 (84.6%)	5 (0.5%)	116 (10.9%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	26 (2.4%)	$7,853			$386			$7,467	79.2	76.8	37	4
490111001533	34	Timpanogos Middle School	Public	6-8	1441 East 980 South	Heber City	84032	Wasatch County	Wasatch District	No	No	No	No	(435) 654-0550	1,007	45	22.5	18.7%	797 (79.1%)	4 (0.4%)	179 (17.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	$10,309			$616			$9,693	78.9	86.5	19	15
490000501520	35	American Preparatory Academy - Salem	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1195 S Elk Ridge Drive	Salem	84653	Utah County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 465-4434	546	25	22.1	21.8%	426 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	88 (16.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.6%)	$7,288			$203			$7,084	77.7	61.1	76	41
490003000075	36	Oak Canyon Junior High	Public	7-10	111 S 725 E	Lindon	84042	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8138	1,334	52	25.8	16.6%	1,094 (82.0%)	7 (0.5%)	161 (12.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.0%)	50 (3.7%)	$7,336			$373			$6,963	77.6	70.4	56	20
490048000796	37	Kanab Middle	Public	7-8	690 S Cowboy Way	Kanab	84741	Kane County	Kane District	No	No	No	No	(435) 644-5809	176	8	21.5	28.4%	157 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$12,194			$432			$11,762	77.3	55.9	89	52
490093000783	38	South Sevier Middle	Public	6-8	300 E Center	Monroe	84754	Sevier County	Sevier District	No	No	No	No	(435) 527-4607	316	16	19.6	39.6%	298 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,968			$529			$8,440	77	74.7	44	6
490001800905	39	Salt Lake Arts Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	5-8	844 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84111	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Arts Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(801) 531-1173	404	21	19.4	6.4%	302 (74.8%)	6 (1.5%)	56 (13.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	$7,589			$154			$7,435	76.6	87.1	15	24
490087000498	40	Hillside Middle	Public	7-8	1825 S Nevada	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4828	555	24	23.3	29.0%	359 (64.7%)	20 (3.6%)	99 (17.8%)	17 (3.1%)	11 (2.0%)	14 (2.5%)	35 (6.3%)	$10,195			$810			$9,385	76.4	69.2	58	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.

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