Kanab Middle

Kanab Middle is a small public school serving 160 students in grades 7–8 in the Kanab area of southern Utah. It is part of Kane District, which ranks 26th of 92 Utah districts, at the 72nd percentile, with a 4-star rating. There are no other schools within 20 miles, so the most useful comparisons are with the district and Utah statewide results rather than nearby schools.

Academically, the school has a mixed but encouraging profile. Mathematics is its clearest strength: in 2025–2026, both grades exceeded Utah’s statewide results, with seventh-grade math at 50.7% and eighth-grade math at 46.5%. Eighth-grade ELA was also a strength at 55.4%, above both the district and state, while seventh-grade ELA was lower at 38.5%. Science is the main improvement area: proficiency was 36.6% in seventh grade and 43.2% in eighth grade, below both district and statewide results. The school has shown it can perform more strongly; it ranked in the 82nd percentile statewide in 2023–2024, compared with the 53rd percentile and 3-star rating in 2025–2026.

Attendance is an important factor for families to consider. Chronic absenteeism improved from 38.5% in 2022–2023 to 32.9% in 2024–2025, but the latest rate remained above the district’s 31.2% and Utah’s 23.8%. The student-teacher ratio was 18.6 in 2024–2025, and free/reduced-price lunch participation was 34.38%. Overall, the school appears to have demonstrated capacity for strong outcomes, particularly in math and selected eighth-grade results, but performance has varied by year and subject. The clearest priorities are improving science, strengthening seventh-grade ELA, reducing chronic absenteeism, and sustaining stronger results consistently.