San Rafael Middle School

San Rafael Middle School is a public school in Ferron, Utah, serving 221 students in grades 6–8 as part of Emery District, a mid-ranked Utah district in a rural area of Emery County. The school earned two stars and ranked 121st of 217 Utah schools, placing it in the 44th percentile. This is a meaningful improvement from its low-20th-percentile standing in 2015–17, although its recent performance remains in the lower-middle range statewide.

San Rafael Middle School’s strongest academic area is English language arts. In 2025–26, proficiency was 45.3% in grade 6, 49.3% in grade 7, and 45.7% in grade 8—above district results in every grade and approximately at or above state results. Mathematics is the clearest challenge: proficiency was 30.7% in grade 6, 38.9% in grade 7, and just 23.9% in grade 8, below Utah averages in all three grades. Science performance was mixed, with grade 7 above both district and state results but grades 6 and 8 below the statewide rate. Results have varied considerably by grade and year, so one testing cycle may not represent the school’s full picture.

The nearby comparison, Canyon View Middle School in Huntington, is similar in size, with 215 students. Overall subject results were essentially equal, but San Rafael Middle School was stronger in English language arts, while Canyon View was stronger in mathematics and slightly stronger in science. San Rafael’s chronic absenteeism rate was 31.9% in 2024–25—better than Canyon View’s 36.1% and the district’s 34.7%, but higher than Utah’s 23.8%. Attendance has improved substantially over several years, though continued progress could support stronger and more consistent achievement, particularly in grade 8 mathematics.