Summary:
Ephraim, Utah, has two public schools serving approximately 1,030 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade: Ephraim School for PK–5 and Ephraim Middle for grades 6–8. Both are operated by the South Sanpete District. No high school or alternative school is listed in the city data, so students continue to another school after eighth grade.
Overall, both schools perform above Utah averages and rank above the statewide midpoint. Ephraim School is the stronger recent success story: its ranking improved from the 64th to the 77th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, and its rating rose from three to four stars. Its 2025–2026 proficiency averages were about 54% in English language arts, 61% in mathematics, and 66% in science. Science is its strongest area, while fifth-grade math and English language arts are lower than the school’s earlier-grade results, though they remain around or above state benchmarks. The school also improved across every reported mathematics and science grade year over year.
Ephraim Middle also has a four-star rating and a strong 72nd-percentile ranking. Its upper grades are particular strengths, with proficiency reaching about 63% in seventh-grade math and 63% in eighth-grade science. The main concern is sixth grade, especially mathematics, where only 23.5% of students were proficient compared with 63.3% in seventh grade. This sharp gap makes the transition into middle school an important area for families to monitor. Attendance is another consideration: chronic absenteeism was 27.3% at Ephraim School and 24.2% at Ephraim Middle, both above the district rate.
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