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East Midvale School

Public Grades K-5
511th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 547 Utah Elementary Schools
Better than 7% of Utah elementary schools
Summary

East Midvale School is an elementary school located in Midvale, Utah, serving 543 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Canyons School District, which is ranked 34 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, over the past 10 years, East Midvale School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools, with a ranking between 350 and 511 out of around 550 schools.

East Midvale School significantly underperforms compared to the Canyons District and state averages on RISE assessments for Math, Science, and English Language Arts across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 52.2% for the district and 48.6% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.0% to 43.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, East Midvale School has a very high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 69.8% to 98.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

When comparing East Midvale School to other nearby schools in the Canyons District and Murray District, it is clear that East Midvale is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student demographics. Schools like East Sandy, Midvalley, and Mcmillan perform significantly better on RISE assessments, with proficiency rates 20-40 percentage points higher than East Midvale across Math, Science, and ELA. Schools with lower percentages of low-socioeconomic status students, such as Grant School and Woodstock School, also have much higher academic performance.

499
Students ?
18.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,632
Per pupil spending ?
69.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6990 S 300 E
       Midvale, UT  84047

(801) 826-8350

District: Canyons District


Students who attend East Midvale School usually attend:

Middle:    Midvale Middle
High:    Hillcrest High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.3%
White:
33.5%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Utah average (22% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 24% Utah)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg54%
Utah avg49%
511th of 547
Utah public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Utah Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
24th of 26Elementary Schools in the Canyons District
34th of 93Canyons District among Utah districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
20258.4511 of 5476.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.8507 of 5619.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.5497 of 56111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202211.6491 of 55110.9%★☆☆☆☆
202113.2494 of 55911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201914.9502 of 57212.2%★☆☆☆☆
201816.9453 of 52814.2%★☆☆☆☆
201729.7392 of 52625.5%★☆☆☆☆
201618.9452 of 53315.2%★☆☆☆☆
201538.7350 of 53734.8%★★☆☆☆
201428.9383 of 50924.8%★☆☆☆☆
201336.1432 of 57625.0%★☆☆☆☆
201222.4498 of 57914.0%★☆☆☆☆
201129.8454 of 56319.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202434.535 of 4928.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202514.6103 of 1095.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.1134 of 16217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202353.646 of 13265.2%★★★☆☆
202243.757 of 11148.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
20234.0420 of 4281.9%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2024)29th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school
White (2023)2nd percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?
Science23%-28 vs state
Mathematics22%-26 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about East Midvale School

East Midvale School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Utah elementary schools.

Students at East Midvale School are 44% Hispanic, 33% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended East Midvale School.

Students who attend East Midvale School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Midvale Middle
High : Hillcrest High


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Latest Utah data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 16, 2025
2024–25 attendance dataOct 30, 2025
2024–25 RISE & Utah Aspire Plus test scoresSep 10, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 19, 2024


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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