Summary:
Delta, Utah, has one middle school, Delta Middle, serving grades 5–8. Located at 251 E 300 N, the school enrolls 613 students and is part of the Millard District. Its student-teacher ratio is 19.8:1, and 38.66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Since it is the only middle school in the city, parents cannot compare it with another local middle school; the most useful comparisons are with district and Utah averages.
Delta Middle’s 2025–26 academic results were mixed but generally competitive with the state. Across the reported grades and subjects, the school averaged about 47.3% proficiency, compared with 45.5% statewide and 51.2% across the Millard District. Mathematics was the strongest subject relative to Utah, especially in eighth grade, where 55.2% of students were proficient compared with 39.3% statewide. Sixth-grade ELA was also a bright spot at 52.1%, above both district and state results. However, fifth-grade ELA, sixth-grade math, and seventh-grade science were weaker areas. Science overall was nearly equal to the state average but below the district, with seventh- and eighth-grade results particularly concerning.
Attendance is a major strength: chronic absenteeism was just 8.5% in 2024–25, well below 13.7% in the district and 23.8% statewide. Math performance was essentially unchanged from the prior year, while science proficiency fell about 7.2 points, including a sharp 14.2-point decline in eighth grade. The school’s statewide ranking also moved from the 72nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 54th percentile in 2025–26. For parents, the main takeaways are strong attendance, solid performance compared with Utah overall, and uneven achievement that may warrant attention in sixth-grade math and upper-grade science.
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