Best Middle Schools in Utah

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 217)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
201	Mound Fort Junior High	Public	7-9	1396 Liberty Ave	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-7800	561	33	16.9	75.6%	190 (33.9%)	9 (1.6%)	319 (56.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (4.6%)	$10,026			$1,578			$8,448	8.7	8.1	168	33		490072001295
202	Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle	Public, Virtual	7-8	7905 South Redwood Road	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 567-8440	132	8	15.6	32.6%	84 (63.6%)	4 (3.0%)	27 (20.5%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	6 (4.5%)	6 (4.5%)								8.6			(n/a)		490042001612
203	Ogden Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1415 Lincoln Ave	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 627-2066	1,014	56	18		190 (18.7%)	12 (1.2%)	777 (76.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	$7,048			$803			$6,245	8.6	6.5	174	29		490005800989
204	Maria Montessori Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2505 N 200 E	Ogden	84414	Weber County	Maria Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 827-0150	402	24	16.8		270 (67.2%)	5 (1.2%)	100 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$7,201			$257			$6,943	7.8			(n/a)		490014401374
205	Kearns Junior High	Public	6-8	4040 West Sam's Blvd	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5204	732	40	18.3	69.0%	216 (29.5%)	28 (3.8%)	426 (58.2%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (4.0%)	20 (2.7%)	$10,195			$1,161			$9,034	6.9	4.8	178	27		490036000235
206	Utah Military Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5120 S. 1050 W.	Riverdale	84405	Weber County	Utah Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 689-3013	595	31	19.2		324 (54.5%)	15 (2.5%)	188 (31.6%)	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.5%)	35 (5.9%)	$10,175			$491			$9,683	6.7	7.5	172	34		490017601463
207	West Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	3400 S 3450 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5254	724	34	21.2	64.2%	201 (27.8%)	30 (4.1%)	415 (57.3%)	22 (3.0%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (4.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$10,109			$1,771			$8,338	6.6	7.7	171	36		490036000272
208	Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	4195 S 3200 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5234	546	24	22.3	63.2%	128 (23.4%)	32 (5.9%)	300 (54.9%)	15 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	50 (9.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$10,075			$960			$9,115	6.6	5.9	176	32		490036000267
209	Athenian eAcademy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	765 E 340 S Suite 203	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Athenian eAcademy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(385) 715-5400	557	21	26.2		490 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$7,133			$361			$6,772	6.3	11.3	164	45		490018101473
210	Esperanza School	Public, Charter	K-7	4956 W 3500 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Esperanza School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 305-1450	575	25	23.4		12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	560 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,792			$937			$5,855	6.3			(n/a)		490016101440
211	Granite Park Junior High	Public	6-8	3031 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5174	800	38	21	69.6%	206 (25.8%)	80 (10.0%)	418 (52.3%)	51 (6.4%)	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	$11,295			$2,005			$9,289	6.1	7.8	169	42		490036000223
212	Highland Junior High	Public	7-9	325 Gramercy Ave	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-7700	649	35	18.3	68.6%	193 (29.7%)	16 (2.5%)	405 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.9%)	$9,507			$1,507			$8,000	5.9	2.3	182	30		490072001294
213	Northwest Middle	Public	7-8	1730 W 1700 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8547	542	36	15.1	87.1%	45 (8.3%)	26 (4.8%)	393 (72.5%)	22 (4.1%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.5%)	11 (2.0%)	$10,366			$1,431			$8,935	5.6	4.3	179	34		490087000512
214	Scott M Matheson Junior High	Public	7-8	3650 S Montclair St	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5290	1,051	41	25.4	52.3%	427 (40.6%)	27 (2.6%)	511 (48.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.0%)	41 (3.9%)	$8,584			$892			$7,693	5.3	3.2	181	33		490036000763
215	John F. Kennedy Junior High	Public	6-8	4495 S 4800 W	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5214	772	34	22.7	64.2%	250 (32.4%)	39 (5.1%)	390 (50.5%)	15 (1.9%)	9 (1.2%)	40 (5.2%)	29 (3.8%)	$9,473			$950			$8,523	5.1	3.8	180	35		490036000233
216	Salt Lake Academy West Herriman 6-8	Public, Charter	6-8	12309 South Mustang Trail Way	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Academy High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(801) 438-4619	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								4.6			(n/a)		490019701503
217	Whitehorse High	Public	7-12	300 W 100 N	Montezuma Creek	84534	San Juan County	San Juan District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 678-1209	303	18	16.9		1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,211			$2,338			$15,873	0.8			(n/a)		490090000667

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