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)
490087000524	1	West High	Public	7-12	241 N 300 W	Salt Lake City	84103	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 578-8500	2,505	113	22.2	53.1%	670 (26.7%)	120 (4.8%)	1,170 (46.7%)	184 (7.3%)	31 (1.2%)	201 (8.0%)	128 (5.1%)	$9,900			$817			$9,083	99.8	99.9	1
490114001549	2	Crimson Cliffs Middle	Public, Alternative	8-9	4280 S Crimson Cliffs Way	Washington	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 634-7010	924	38	24.3	11.7%	824 (89.2%)	9 (1.0%)	58 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	22 (2.4%)	$9,766			$541			$9,224	98.3	98	2
490014200815	3	Albion Middle	Public	6-8	2755 E 8890 S	Sandy	84093	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-6700	945	39	24.2	11.4%	813 (86.0%)	8 (0.8%)	67 (7.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	48 (5.1%)	$8,029			$485			$7,544	95.5	94	3
490000501471	4	American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3	Public, Charter	7-12	11938 Lone Peak Parkway	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 810-3590	735	43	17.1	18.0%	321 (43.7%)	13 (1.8%)	225 (30.6%)	147 (20.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	19 (2.6%)	$7,510			$84			$7,426	92.3	79.6	32	28
490036000269	5	Wasatch Junior High	Public	6-8	3750 S 3100 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5244	813	33	24.5	13.0%	597 (73.4%)	8 (1.0%)	60 (7.4%)	91 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.6%)	$8,537			$609			$7,927	91.1	87	16	11
490014200293	6	Butler Middle	Public	6-8	7530 S 2700 E	Salt Lake City	84121	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-6800	904	40	22.8	20.8%	657 (72.7%)	9 (1.0%)	115 (12.7%)	22 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	86 (9.5%)	$8,622			$484			$8,138	90.4	91.7	5	1
490075000773	7	Treasure Mountain Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	2530 Kearns Blvd	Park City	84060	Summit County	Park City District	No	No	No	No	(435) 645-5640	767	42	18.3	19.8%	564 (73.5%)	5 (0.7%)	157 (20.5%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$13,477			$260			$13,217	90.2	84	25	18
490003000074	8	Mountain Ridge Junior High	Public	7-9	5525 W 10400 N	Highland	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8758	1,030	43	23.9	8.4%	894 (86.8%)	5 (0.5%)	66 (6.4%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.3%)	41 (4.0%)	$7,641			$300			$7,342	90.1	89.5	11	3
490114001226	9	Desert Hills Middle	Public, Alternative	8-9	936 E Desert Hills Drive	Saint George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 628-0001	875	37	23.8	17.6%	747 (85.4%)	6 (0.7%)	68 (7.8%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.6%)	25 (2.9%)	$7,403			$556			$6,847	89.8	90.9	7	2
490120000669	10	Snowcrest Junior High	Public	7-9	2755 N Highway 162	Eden	84310	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 476-5360	272	16	16.8	10.7%	260 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$9,453			$500			$8,953	89.6	71.9	51	41

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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