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)
490021000109	91	Centerville Junior High	Public	7-9	625 S Main	Centerville	84014	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6100	976	39	25.1	12.9%	835 (85.6%)	9 (0.9%)	74 (7.6%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.2%)	35 (3.6%)	$7,708			$442			$7,266	54.5	57.3	86	5
490063001560	92	Maple Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1578 W 400 South	Mapleton	84664	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 609-2395	1,210	50	24.3	13.4%	1,027 (84.9%)	3 (0.2%)	117 (9.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	48 (4.0%)								54.3	51	101	9
490093000839	93	Red Hills Middle	Public	6-8	400 S 600 W	Richfield	84701	Sevier County	Sevier District	No	No	No	No	(435) 896-6421	561	24	22.9	38.0%	516 (92.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,341			$713			$7,627	53.8	37.9	145	52
490015000092	94	Helper Middle	Public	6-8	151 Uintah St	Helper	84526	Carbon County	Carbon District	No	No	No	No	(435) 472-5441	205	12	16.9	44.4%	166 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$12,784			$641			$12,143	52.6	61.9	74	20
490108000786	95	Vernal Middle	Public	6-8	721 W 100 S	Vernal	84078	Uintah County	Uintah District	No	No	No	No	(435) 781-3140	849	38	22	42.3%	700 (82.4%)	4 (0.5%)	96 (11.3%)	6 (0.7%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	16 (1.9%)	$8,418			$512			$7,906	52.5	46.6	116	21
490004001130	96	Channing Hall	Public, Charter	K-8	13515 S 150 E	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	Channing Hall	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 572-2709	568	30	18.7	12.0%	393 (69.2%)	7 (1.2%)	76 (13.4%)	59 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (4.9%)	$6,863			$242			$6,621	52.5	78.2	33	63
490013601272	97	Excelsior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	124 E Erda Way	Erda	84074	Tooele County	Excelsior Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 882-3062	1,397	24	57.5	20.8%	1,112 (79.6%)	11 (0.8%)	192 (13.7%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.6%)	63 (4.5%)	$6,530			$511			$6,019	52.4	59.3	81	16
490039000284	98	Parowan High	Public	7-12	50 W 100 N	Parowan	84761	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 477-3366	363	20	17.7	31.4%	342 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,490			$385			$11,105	52	72.3	50	48
490009000047	99	Box Elder Middle	Public	8-9	18 S 500 E	Brigham City	84302	Box Elder County	Box Elder District	No	No	No	No	(435) 734-4880	1,153	48	24	28.0%	972 (84.3%)	5 (0.4%)	137 (11.9%)	6 (0.5%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.8%)	$7,993			$461			$7,532	51.1	71	53	46
490003000016	100	Lakeridge Junior High	Public	7-9	951 S 400 W	Orem	84058	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8134	1,388	53	26.1	36.2%	835 (60.2%)	18 (1.3%)	427 (30.8%)	17 (1.2%)	8 (0.6%)	32 (2.3%)	51 (3.7%)	$7,862			$422			$7,440	51	63.7	71	29

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection