Middle Schools in Sylvan Union Elementary

The three middle schools in Sylvan Union Elementary serve grades 6–8 and enroll 2,869 students combined. In 2025–2026, their average proficiency was below the state in all three subjects: about 45% in English language arts (ELA), 35% in math, and 30% in science, compared with 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide. The most important finding is that results are notably uneven across the area, with one school leading and another well behind, especially in math.

Elizabeth Ustach Middle stands out: it led all three subjects, with 53% proficiency in ELA, 46% in math, and 37% in science, each above the state. Its math result was 8 percentage points above the state and 27 points above the lowest school. Daniel J. Savage Middle was close to Ustach in ELA at 52% and reached 40% in math and 29% in science. Somerset Middle had the lowest results in every subject: 31% in ELA, 20% in math, and 23% in science. The top-to-bottom gap was 27 points in math and 21 points in ELA.

Recent trends also separate the schools: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Ustach improved by 6 points in ELA and 3 in math, while Savage rose by 2, 4, and 1 point in ELA, math, and science. Somerset declined in all three, by 8 points in ELA, 8 in math, and 2 in science. SchoolDigger’s latest statewide rankings follow a similar ordering: Ustach at the 70th percentile, Savage at the 63rd, and Somerset at the 25th. As context, all report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 56% at Ustach, 53% at Savage, and 74% at Somerset. Enrollment and student-teacher ratios are fairly close—906 to 1,016 students and 20.4 to 21.3 students per teacher—while chronic absenteeism ranges from 13% at Ustach to 19% at Savage and 20% at Somerset.