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)
490015701416	161	Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	1051 W 2700 S	Perry	84302	Box Elder County	Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 919-1900	451	28	16.3	30.2%	389 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (9.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$6,519			$512			$6,007	25	16.6	182	21
490120000638	162	South Ogden Junior High	Public	7-9	650 E 5700 S	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4460	799	41	19.2	35.9%	618 (77.3%)	7 (0.9%)	131 (16.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	26 (3.3%)	$8,025			$408			$7,617	24.9	20.4	173	11
490072001288	163	Mount Ogden Junior High	Public	7-9	3260 Harrison Blvd	Ogden	84403	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-8600	877	37	23.6	47.9%	441 (50.3%)	20 (2.3%)	357 (40.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	47 (5.4%)	$8,958			$1,245			$7,713	24.4	19.2	176	13
490045000952	164	Juab Junior High	Public	6-8	555 E 800 N	Nephi	84648	Juab County	Juab District	No	No	No	No	(435) 623-1541	648	34	19.2	25.8%	581 (89.7%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (6.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	$8,627			$684			$7,943	24.3	18.4	180	16
490021000135	165	North Davis Junior High	Public	7-9	835 S State	Clearfield	84015	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 402-6500	964	46	20.9	49.7%	603 (62.6%)	18 (1.9%)	258 (26.8%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	28 (2.9%)	39 (4.0%)	$9,262			$1,101			$8,161	24	38.1	143	22
490015801421	166	Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	539 N 870 W	Hurricane	84737	Washington County	Valley Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 635-7815	573	36	16	47.6%	412 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (23.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.1%)	$7,513			$739			$6,774	23.4	43	132	34
490063001563	167	Mt. Nebo Middle	Public	6-7	851 W. 450 South	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 465-6040	1,104	48	22.9	35.0%	854 (77.4%)	4 (0.4%)	203 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	33 (3.0%)								23.1	21.2	171	4
490105000575	168	Tooele Junior High	Public	7-8	411 W Vine St	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1921	805	47	17	39.9%	557 (69.2%)	8 (1.0%)	187 (23.2%)	9 (1.1%)	11 (1.4%)	20 (2.5%)	12 (1.5%)	$8,247			$488			$7,759	22.6	19	177	9
490004201464	169	Spectrum Academy - Pleasant Grove	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	867 South 800 West	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Spectrum Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 785-9019	712	64	11.1	22.5%	564 (79.2%)	7 (1.0%)	82 (11.5%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (6.2%)	$11,673			$221			$11,452	22.1	23.1	164	5
490019301513	170	The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	170 W Spring Creek Pkwy	Providence	84332	Cache County	The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 258-7097	365	24	14.9	32.1%	316 (86.6%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$6,610			$367			$6,244	21.9	40.1	140	30

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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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