Best Middle Schools in Utah
The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Utah, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 67%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah Online K8 | St George, UT | 3,428 | 62% |
| 2 | Draper Park Middle | Draper, UT | 1,494 | 74% |
| 3 | Excelsior Academy | Erda, UT | 1,397 | 61% |
| 4 | Pony Express School | Eagle Mountain, UT | 1,128 | 69% |
| 5 | Dry Creek School | Lehi, UT | 1,127 | 68% |
| 6 | Ridge View Elementary | Herriman, UT | 1,092 | 64% |
| 7 | West Point School | West Point, UT | 1,086 | 75% |
| 8 | Young Intermediate | Brigham City, UT | 1,079 | 65% |
| 9 | Thunder Ridge School | Saratoga Springs, UT | 1,051 | 72% |
| 10 | River Rock School | Lehi, UT | 1,049 | 68% |
| 11 | Harvest School | Saratoga Springs, UT | 1,046 | 71% |
| 12 | Diamond Fork Middle | Spanish Fork, UT | 1,039 | 64% |
| 13 | Belmont School | Lehi, UT | 1,036 | 65% |
| 14 | Timpanogos Middle School | Heber City, UT | 1,007 | 67% |
| 15 | Kanesville School | West Haven, UT | 988 | 66% |
| 16 | Riverview School | Saratoga Springs, UT | 977 | 68% |
| 17 | Sage Hills School | Saratoga Springs, UT | 943 | 63% |
| 18 | Blackridge School | Herriman, UT | 941 | 74% |
| 19 | Buffalo Point School | Syracuse, UT | 938 | 74% |
| 20 | Foothills School | Riverton, UT | 919 | 70% |
| 21 | Butler Middle | Salt Lake City, UT | 895 | 68% |
| 22 | Ridgeline School | Highland, UT | 886 | 61% |
| 23 | Eastlake School | South Jordan, UT | 885 | 67% |
| 24 | Golden Fields School | South Jordan, UT | 882 | 74% |
| 25 | South Jordan School | South Jordan, UT | 882 | 64% |
| 26 | Union Middle | Sandy, UT | 862 | 64% |
| 27 | Eaglecrest School | Lehi, UT | 855 | 68% |
| 28 | Legacy School | American Fork, UT | 844 | 68% |
| 29 | Monte Vista School | South Jordan, UT | 833 | 65% |
| 30 | Canyon Creek School | Farmington, UT | 832 | 66% |
| 31 | Washington Fields Intermediate | Washington, UT | 830 | 65% |
| 32 | Summit Academy - Independence | Bluffdale, UT | 827 | 63% |
| 33 | Snow Springs School | Lehi, UT | 824 | 68% |
| 34 | Freedom School | Hooper, UT | 819 | 69% |
| 35 | Shelley School | American Fork, UT | 814 | 68% |
| 36 | Sunburst School | Layton, UT | 813 | 73% |
| 37 | Sunrise Ridge Intermediate | Saint George, UT | 810 | 66% |
| 38 | Sand Springs School | Layton, UT | 809 | 69% |
| 39 | Midas Creek School | Riverton, UT | 805 | 72% |
| 40 | Syracuse School | Syracuse, UT | 798 | 75% |
| 41 | Farr West School | Ogden, UT | 788 | 63% |
| 42 | Wasatch Jr High | Salt Lake City, UT | 787 | 67% |
| 43 | Hurricane Intermediate | Hurricane, UT | 784 | 64% |
| 44 | West Clinton School | Clinton, UT | 783 | 70% |
| 45 | Saratoga Shores School | Saratoga Springs, UT | 782 | 62% |
| 46 | Daybreak School | South Jordan, UT | 777 | 64% |
| 47 | Fox Hollow School | Lehi, UT | 776 | 63% |
| 48 | Butterfield Canyon School | Herriman, UT | 774 | 71% |
| 49 | Mountain Point Elementary | Bluffdale, UT | 773 | 63% |
| 50 | Maple Ridge School | Mapleton, UT | 769 | 68% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best middle school in Utah?
The largest middle school in Utah is Utah Online K8 in St George with 3,428 students and a 62% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many middle schools are in Utah?
This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Utah by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.