Best Middle Schools in Utah for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Utah!

Every year, the Utah State Board of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Utah test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the RISE test scores by the Utah State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 21)	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/Disc Lunch Recipients	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Washington Fields Intermediate	Public	6-7	322 West 3090 South	Washington	84780	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 634-7015	913	37	24.5	11.6%	812 (88.9%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (6.8%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (2.2%)								95.2%	99.5%	4.21%			490114001555
2	Lava Ridge Intermediate	Public	6-7	2425 Rachel Dr	Santa Clara	84765	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 652-4742	699	32	21.5	42.5%	445 (63.7%)	5 (0.7%)	191 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	21 (3.0%)	$7,918			$551			$7,367	90.5%	65.9%	24.54%			490114000779
3	North Cache Middle School	Public	7-8	157 W 600 S	Richmond	84333	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 258-2452	1,194	50	23.9	30.7%	1,052 (88.1%)	3 (0.3%)	95 (8.0%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	28 (2.3%)	$7,817			$442			$7,375	85.7%	93.4%	7.69%			490012000078
4	South Cache Middle School	Public	7-8	10 S 480 W	Hyrum	84319	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 245-6433	1,143	49	23.1	31.1%	918 (80.3%)	5 (0.4%)	168 (14.7%)	5 (0.4%)	15 (1.3%)	10 (0.9%)	22 (1.9%)	$7,853			$386			$7,467	81.0%	90.1%	9.16%			490012000084
5	Lake Mountain Middle	Public	7-9	1058 South Old Farm Road	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8400	1,471	56	26	14.4%	1,175 (79.9%)	10 (0.7%)	161 (10.9%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.2%)	97 (6.6%)								76.2%	68.7%	7.51%			490003001575
6	Frontier Middle School	Public	7-9	1427 East Mid Valley Road	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8777	1,781	66	27	21.4%	1,361 (76.4%)	15 (0.8%)	296 (16.6%)	13 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	23 (1.3%)	68 (3.8%)	$6,763			$312			$6,451	71.4%	56.0%	15.38%			490003001454
7	Lehi Junior High	Public	7-9	700 E Cedar Hollow Rd	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8754	1,376	52	26.5	11.9%	1,167 (84.8%)	8 (0.6%)	114 (8.3%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	60 (4.4%)	$7,285			$373			$6,913	66.7%	84.1%	17.40%			490003000018
8	Vista Heights Middle	Public, Alternative	7-10	484 W Pony Express Parkway	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8770	1,671	63	26.5	17.6%	1,200 (71.8%)	14 (0.8%)	318 (19.0%)	15 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	29 (1.7%)	90 (5.4%)	$6,705			$302			$6,403	61.9%	54.4%	7.51%			490003001387
9	American Fork Junior High	Public	7-9	20 W 1120 N	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8750	1,827	68	27	18.4%	1,441 (78.9%)	12 (0.7%)	249 (13.6%)	18 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (0.9%)	87 (4.8%)	$7,084			$352			$6,732	57.1%	70.3%	13.19%			490003000003
10	Hurricane Intermediate	Public	PK, KG-7	1325 S 700 W	Hurricane	84737	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 635-8931	723	32	22.8	37.5%	584 (80.8%)	2 (0.3%)	101 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	21 (2.9%)	$7,979			$617			$7,362	52.4%	47.3%	5.13%			490114001134

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on RISE Mathematics, RISE Science test scores released by the Utah State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 10, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Utah State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Utah State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.