Summary:
Provo, Utah, has two public middle schools serving grades 7–8: Centennial Middle and Shoreline Middle School, both part of the Provo District, which ranks 47th of 92 Utah districts and has a 3-star rating.
Centennial Middle is the stronger-performing school in the available data. It enrolls 1,073 students and ranked 68th of 217 Utah middle schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 69th percentile with a 3-star rating. Centennial led Shoreline Middle School in all six reported subject-and-grade comparisons. Its strongest results were in English language arts and science, including 55% proficiency in 8th-grade ELA and 54.5% in 8th-grade science. Centennial’s average proficiency across all listed tests was about 50.3%, compared with 38.1% at Shoreline. Its 15.8% chronic absenteeism rate was also slightly lower than Shoreline’s and well below district and state rates.
Shoreline Middle School enrolls 877 students and ranked 151st of 217 schools, placing it in the 30th percentile with a 2-star rating. Its main advantages are a lower student-teacher ratio, 19:1 versus Centennial’s 21:1, and modest improvement from earlier ranking data. However, Shoreline trailed Centennial in every reported subject, with especially large gaps in ELA and 8th-grade science; mathematics was a relative weakness at both schools. Shoreline also has a higher free/reduced-price lunch rate, 46.52% versus Centennial’s 31.41%, providing important context when considering results. For families prioritizing current academic performance, Centennial is the clear standout, while both schools show comparatively favorable attendance and may benefit from continued focus on mathematics and sustained improvement.
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