Cedar Middle

Cedar Middle is a public school serving grades 6–8 in Cedar City, Utah, with 1,139 students in the Iron District. It is a relatively large middle school and ranks 75th of 217 Utah middle schools, placing it in the 65th percentile with a three-star rating. Its overall standing remains above the statewide midpoint, although it declined from the 77th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 65th percentile in 2025–2026.

Science is Cedar’s clearest academic strength: proficiency exceeded the Utah average in every grade in 2025–2026, reaching 65.7% in sixth grade, 58.2% in seventh grade, and 59.5% in eighth grade. English language arts was also above the state average in all three grades, with a three-grade average of approximately 50.5%. Cedar’s reported chronic absenteeism was exceptionally low at 0.5%, compared with 15.3% at nearby Canyon View Middle, 14.4% districtwide, and 23.8% statewide. Because Cedar’s rate is unusually low compared with surrounding figures, families may want to confirm how attendance is defined and reported.

Mathematics is the main area needing attention. Cedar’s 2025–2026 proficiency was 43.3% in sixth grade, 45.3% in seventh grade, and 33.4% in eighth grade; the eighth-grade result was below both the district and state and trailed Canyon View by 7.7 points. Cedar’s math average was approximately 40.7%, compared with 42.9% at Canyon View. Cedar also showed strong effectiveness for students from low-socioeconomic-status households, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide, while its special education effectiveness ranking was in the 30th percentile. Overall, Cedar combines strong science, generally solid ELA, very low reported absenteeism, and improving staffing ratios with a need for targeted eighth-grade math and special education support.