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)
490021000136	171	North Layton Junior High	Public	7-9	1100 W 2000 N	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6600	962	47	20.6	32.5%	582 (60.5%)	16 (1.7%)	267 (27.8%)	20 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.1%)	54 (5.6%)	$8,081			$483			$7,599	21.5	22.8	166	5
490087000477	172	Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant	Public	7-8	40 S 800 E	Salt Lake City	84102	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8118	394	27	14.7	66.2%	125 (31.7%)	23 (5.8%)	189 (48.0%)	13 (3.3%)	8 (2.0%)	13 (3.3%)	22 (5.6%)	$11,798			$1,486			$10,312	21.4	18.7	179	7
490042000428	173	West Hills Middle	Public	7-9	8270 So 5290 W	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2300	1,187	53	22.2	31.4%	701 (59.1%)	20 (1.7%)	340 (28.6%)	24 (2.0%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.5%)	67 (5.6%)	$7,372			$480			$6,891	21.2	21.7	168	5
490120000635	174	Roy Junior High	Public	7-9	5400 S 2100 W	Roy	84067	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 476-5260	971	45	21.8	41.6%	641 (66.0%)	16 (1.6%)	255 (26.3%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.3%)	29 (3.0%)	$8,431			$374			$8,057	20.5	19	178	4
490024000167	175	Roosevelt Junior High	Public	6-8	350 W 200 S	Roosevelt	84066	Duchesne County	Duchesne District	No	No	No	No	(435) 725-4585	793	42	19	40.4%	564 (71.1%)	5 (0.6%)	114 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	$8,239			$402			$7,837	20.4	17.5	181	6
490018601483	176	American Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	6-12	5410 W South Jordan Parkway	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	American Academy of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 810-4786	365	22	16.3	19.2%	284 (77.8%)	6 (1.6%)	50 (13.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$7,156			$409			$6,747	20.3	11.5	192	16
490013301216	177	Venture Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	495 N 1500 W	Marriott Slaterville City	84404	Weber County	Venture Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 393-3900	801	43	18.5	23.5%	618 (77.2%)	5 (0.6%)	147 (18.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$6,749			$462			$6,287	17.1	24	163	14
490033000192	178	Grand County Middle	Public	7-8	439 S 100 E	Moab	84532	Grand County	Grand District	No	No	No	No	(435) 259-7158	245	14	16.9	35.5%	170 (69.4%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (22.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,039			$449			$11,591	15.7	11.1	194	16
490120000637	179	Sand Ridge Junior High	Public	7-9	2075 W 4600 S	Roy	84067	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 476-5320	814	41	19.7	43.6%	545 (67.0%)	10 (1.2%)	203 (24.9%)	11 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.9%)	33 (4.1%)	$8,354			$526			$7,828	15.3	9.8	199	20
490017001456	180	Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	928 N 100 E	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Scholar Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 566-6957	646	35	18.7	28.8%	501 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	16 (2.5%)	$6,446			$565			$5,881	14.6	27.3	161	19

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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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