Middle Schools in San Juan District

Summary:

The San Juan District in Utah has only one middle school, Albert R. Lyman Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its ranking over the past few years, dropping from 148 out of 210 Utah middle schools in 2023-2024 to 156 out of 216 in 2022-2023, and is currently ranked 122 out of 182 for the 2024-2025 school year with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Albert R. Lyman Middle School is underperforming compared to state averages. Its mathematics proficiency rates range from 19.3% to 33.3%, while science proficiency is more mixed, with 6th and 8th-grade students performing better than the state average but 7th-grade students performing below. English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates also fall below the state average, ranging from 36.5% to 40% proficient or better. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8%, significantly higher than the state average.

The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 60.99% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This high level of economic disadvantage may be a contributing factor to the school's academic struggles and the need for additional resources and support to address the unique needs of its student population.

District Detail

200 N Main Street
Blanding, UT 84511

(435) 678-1200

SchoolDigger Rank:
68^th of 93 Utah districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,897

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)			RISE Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Albert R. Lyman Middle	Public	6-8	535 N 100 E	Blanding	84511	San Juan County	San Juan District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 678-1398	330	18	17.9	61.2%	160 (48.5%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	32.5	122^nd of 182 public middle schools	33.0%		31.4	148^th of 210 public middle schools	29.5%	26	19.3	33.0	33.3	45.2	41.2	51.6	$12,334	$1,638	$10,695

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Naa Tsis'aan Community School	0.16 mi	1
Kane District	32.46 mi	11	23^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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