Best Middle Schools in Utah

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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)
490013801285	141	Mountain Heights Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	9067 S 1300 W Suite 204	West Jordan	84088	Salt Lake County	Mountain Heights Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(801) 721-6329	928	71	13	12.6%	749 (80.7%)	10 (1.1%)	111 (12.0%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	36 (3.9%)	$7,383			$101			$7,281	36.2	14.9	185	44
490042000531	142	South Hills Middle	Public	7-9	13508 S 4000 W	Riverton	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2400	1,091	50	21.9	15.6%	785 (72.0%)	13 (1.2%)	212 (19.4%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	19 (1.7%)	49 (4.5%)	$7,916			$596			$7,320	34.9	24.3	162	20
490012201214	143	Gateway Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	201 E Thoroughbred Way	Enoch	84721	Iron County	Gateway Preparatory Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(435) 867-5558	687	32	21.5	52.1%	553 (80.5%)	4 (0.6%)	82 (11.9%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.7%)	$6,866			$1,019			$5,848	34.8	38.1	144	1
490036000200	144	Bonneville Junior High	Public	6-8	5330 S 1660 E	Salt Lake City	84117	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5124	604	26	23.6	34.8%	393 (65.1%)	13 (2.2%)	130 (21.5%)	34 (5.6%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	19 (3.1%)	$9,827			$723			$9,104	32.6	44.4	125	19
490120000212	145	Rocky Mountain Junior High	Public	7-9	4350 W 4800 S	West Haven	84401	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 476-5220	1,225	52	23.6	16.7%	1,031 (84.2%)	15 (1.2%)	135 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	$7,681			$397			$7,284	32	43.7	129	16
490108000588	146	Uintah Middle School	Public	6-8	161 N 1000 W	Vernal	84078	Uintah County	Uintah District	No	No	No	No	(435) 781-3130	669	29	22.9	40.5%	507 (75.8%)	7 (1.0%)	76 (11.4%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	$9,004			$632			$8,372	31.9	36.8	150	4
490021000145	147	Sunset Junior High	Public	7-9	1610 N 250 W	Sunset	84015	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6700	954	39	24.1	27.7%	739 (77.5%)	12 (1.3%)	153 (16.0%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (1.0%)	27 (2.8%)	$8,273			$509			$7,763	31.4	47.3	114	33
490090000526	148	Albert R. Lyman Middle	Public	6-8	535 N 100 E	Blanding	84511	San Juan County	San Juan District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 678-1398	319	18	17.2	98.7%	152 (47.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (41.1%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$12,334			$1,638			$10,695	31.4	32.5	156	8
490017401472	149	Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	5662 W 8200 S	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	No	(385) 275-0909	793	37	21.4	40.5%	350 (44.1%)	14 (1.8%)	348 (43.9%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	16 (2.0%)	43 (5.4%)	$6,297			$340			$5,957	31.2	23.1	165	16
490006500995	150	Davinci Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2033 Grant Ave	Ogden	84401	Weber County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 409-0700	1,199	70	17.2	32.9%	822 (68.6%)	9 (0.8%)	289 (24.1%)	17 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	57 (4.8%)	$6,833			$462			$6,371	30.4	40.2	139	11

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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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