Is Payson Junior High a good school?

Payson Junior High ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Utah middle schools.

How many students attend Payson Junior High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,187 students attended Payson Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Payson Junior High?

Students at Payson Junior High are 78% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Payson Junior High attend?

Students who attend Payson Junior High usually go on to attend Payson High

Payson Junior High School in Payson UT

Performance Trends

Compare Details Payson Junior High ranks worse than 82.3% of middle schools in Utah. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Nebo District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.78. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.1%), Hispanic (18.9%), two or more races (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Nebo District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Payson Junior High is 25.5. 3 middle schools in the Nebo District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Payson Junior High employs 46.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Payson Junior High is $7,680, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 middle schools in the Nebo District.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Payson Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Payson Junior High 172^nd of 209 Utah public middle schools. (See Payson Junior High in the ranking list.)

Nebo District:

SchoolDigger ranks Nebo District 48^th of 92 Utah school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Payson Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Payson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	UT State Percentile
2008	50.33	119^th	200	40.5%
2009	55.03	103^rd	205	49.8%
2010	49.96	123^rd	201	38.8%
2011	43.40	163^rd	222	26.6%
2012	55.79	141^st	238	40.8%
2013	52.26	153^rd	243	37.0%
2014	45.82	113^th	185	38.9%
2015	45.63	117^th	210	44.3%
2016	46.23	123^rd	209	41.1%
2017	36.41	147^th	206	28.6%
2018	41.20	108^th	172	37.2%
2019	25.94	172^nd	222	22.5%
2021	14.64	188^th	213	11.7%
2022	16.78	172^nd	209	17.7%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Payson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	UT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	27.71	102^nd	133	23.3%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Payson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	UT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	25.89	83^rd	100	17.0%

Rank History for White students at Payson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	UT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	10.70	175^th	191	8.4%

Data source: test scores: Utah State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Utah State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Payson Junior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	719	0	1	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	741
1989	772	0	0	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	797
1990	805	0	2	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	829
1991	840	0	2	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	871
1992	818	0	1	43	3	n/a	n/a	0	865
1993	829	0	2	43	3	n/a	n/a	0	877
1994	935	1	4	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	988
1995	883	0	4	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	940
1996	883	0	4	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	940
1997	869	1	2	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	913
1998	861	1	0	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	897
1999	854	0	0	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	899
2000	888	0	2	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	958
2001	884	1	7	71	4	n/a	n/a	0	967
2002	971	1	4	63	12	n/a	n/a	0	1051
2003	971	1	4	63	12	n/a	n/a	0	1051
2004	969	1	5	82	16	n/a	n/a	0	1073
2005	1029	4	5	101	16	n/a	n/a	0	1155
2006	992	3	5	123	11	n/a	n/a	0	1134
2007	929	3	12	136	11	n/a	n/a	0	1091
2008	785	5	4	129	10	n/a	n/a	0	933
2009	816	5	6	112	13	n/a	n/a	0	952
2010	877	4	8	111	12	n/a	n/a	10	1022
2011	905	5	2	129	9	2	10	0	1062
2012	953	6	1	130	9	4	11	0	1114
2013	865	7	0	118	6	6	13	0	1015
2014	886	9	1	127	2	4	8	0	1037
2015	865	10	1	129	2	3	10	0	1020
2016	890	8	1	132	2	3	15	0	1051
2017	901	7	1	135	1	1	10	0	1056
2018	951	5	4	141	2	1	10	0	1114
2019	978	6	2	141	0	1	17	0	1145
2020	1043	7	2	142	2	4	24	0	1224
2021	891	7	1	177	4	2	24	0	1106
2022	927	7	1	224	3	1	24	0	1187

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Payson Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	741	32.0	23.1	n/a
1989	797	34.3	23.2	n/a
1990	829	34.0	24.3	19.4
1991	871	32.0	27.2	19.1
1992	865	33.0	26.2	20.7
1993	877	33.3	26.3	26.1
1994	988	34.7	28.5	23.3
1995	940	39.4	23.9	21.1
1996	940	39.4	23.9	21.1
1997	913	36.8	24.8	21.6
1998	897	37.2	24.1	17.9
1999	899	41.7	21.6	28.4
2000	958	38.5	24.9	27.9
2001	967	35.8	27.0	27.1
2002	1051	40.1	26.2	32.1
2003	1051	40.1	26.2	32.1
2004	1073	41.0	26.2	32.2
2005	1155	43.1	26.8	33.6
2006	1134	45.0	25.2	35.4
2007	1091	41.6	26.2	0.3
2008	933	36.8	25.4	n/a
2009	952	43.4	20.7	36.8
2010	1022	41.3	24.7	53.3
2011	1062	38.0	27.9	43.4
2012	1114	41.6	26.7	89.1
2013	1015	36.6	27.6	99.7
2014	1037	35.2	29.4	42.7
2015	1020	n/a	n/a	39.9
2016	1051	n/a	n/a	39.1
2017	1056	35.2	29.9	39
2018	1114	n/a	n/a	25
2019	1145	47.8	23.9	31.5
2020	1224	50.3	24.3	32.2
2021	1106	n/a	n/a	26.7
2022	1187	46.4	25.5	24.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Payson Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	741	32.0	23.1	n/a
1989	797	34.3	23.2	n/a
1990	829	34.0	24.3	19.4
1991	871	32.0	27.2	19.1
1992	865	33.0	26.2	20.7
1993	877	33.3	26.3	26.1
1994	988	34.7	28.5	23.3
1995	940	39.4	23.9	21.1
1996	940	39.4	23.9	21.1
1997	913	36.8	24.8	21.6
1998	897	37.2	24.1	17.9
1999	899	41.7	21.6	28.4
2000	958	38.5	24.9	27.9
2001	967	35.8	27.0	27.1
2002	1051	40.1	26.2	32.1
2003	1051	40.1	26.2	32.1
2004	1073	41.0	26.2	32.2
2005	1155	43.1	26.8	33.6
2006	1134	45.0	25.2	35.4
2007	1091	41.6	26.2	0.3
2008	933	36.8	25.4	n/a
2009	952	43.4	20.7	36.8
2010	1022	41.3	24.7	53.3
2011	1062	38.0	27.9	43.4
2012	1114	41.6	26.7	89.1
2013	1015	36.6	27.6	99.7
2014	1037	35.2	29.4	42.7
2015	1020	n/a	n/a	39.9
2016	1051	n/a	n/a	39.1
2017	1056	35.2	29.9	39
2018	1114	n/a	n/a	25
2019	1145	47.8	23.9	31.5
2020	1224	50.3	24.3	32.2
2021	1106	n/a	n/a	26.7
2022	1187	46.4	25.5	24.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Payson Junior High

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$523 (6.8%)	$7,157 (93.2%)	$7,680

Data source: Utah Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Payson Junior High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 172^nd of 222 Middle schools	Ranks 172^nd of 209 Middle schools	4.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
8th Grade English Language Arts (Payson Junior High)	33.3	25.3	8%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Nebo District)	40.1	37.5	2.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	43.3	42	1.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Payson Junior High)	31.5	20.8	10.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Nebo District)	38.8	27.5	11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	42.7	37.4	5.3%
8th Grade Science (Payson Junior High)	41.6	36.2	5.4%
8th Grade Science (Nebo District)	43.3	45.3	2%
8th Grade Science (Utah)	49.2	48.2	1%
9th Grade English Language Arts (Payson Junior High)	43.6	28	15.6%
9th Grade English Language Arts (Nebo District)	49	39.1	9.9%
9th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	48.2	40.9	7.3%
9th Grade Mathematics (Payson Junior High)	33.1	31.1	2%
9th Grade Mathematics (Nebo District)	44.4	40.9	3.5%
9th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	43.6	39.3	4.3%
9th Grade Science (Payson Junior High)	36.7	31.6	5.1%
9th Grade Science (Nebo District)	38.1	41.5	3.4%
9th Grade Science (Utah)	36.2	39.5	3.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1145	1106	3.4%
African American	6	7	16.7%
American Indian	0	4
Asian	2	1	50%
Hispanic	141	177	25.5%
Pacific Islander	1	2	100%
White	978	891	8.9%
Two or More Races	17	24	41.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	31.5%	26.7%	4.9%

Elementary:	Orchard Hills School
	Park View School
	Santaquin School
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Student/Teacher Ratio Payson Junior High

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Impact of COVID-19 on Payson Junior High

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