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Spanish Fork Junior High

Public Grades 7-9

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Spanish Fork Junior High is a large public school serving grades 7–9, with about 1,070 students in Spanish Fork and a location near several other middle schools in the Nebo District.

The school’s current academic results are a concern. In 2025–26, it ranked 171st out of 217 Utah schools, placing it in the 21st percentile—well below nearby Maple Grove Middle, Mapleton Junior High, Spring Canyon Middle, and Valley View Middle. Eighth-grade proficiency was 33.9% in English language arts, 27.2% in math, and 41.5% in science, all below district results. Spanish Fork was ahead of Payson Junior High but generally behind Springville Junior High, Mapleton, and Salem Junior High. The decline is notable because the school previously performed closer to the statewide midpoint and had stronger results in several subjects.

Ninth grade is a relative bright spot: Spanish Fork exceeded district averages in ELA and math, including 40.6% proficiency in math versus 35.5% districtwide. However, chronic absenteeism reached 38.0% in 2024–25, substantially higher than the Nebo rate of 26.6% and among the highest among nearby schools. The school’s free-or-reduced-price lunch rate, 23.74%, is moderate compared with local peers, and its 21.1 student-teacher ratio is not unusually high. Overall, the clearest priorities are reducing absenteeism, improving eighth-grade ELA, math, and science, and identifying why ninth-grade performance is considerably stronger than eighth-grade performance.

1,070

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,339

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 S 820 E
Spanish Fork, UT 84660

(801) 798-4075

District: Nebo District

Students who attend Spanish Fork Junior High usually attend:

High:

Spanish Fork High

Feeder schools for Spanish Fork Junior High:

Elementary:	Brockbank School
	Canyon School
	East Meadows School
	Larsen School
	More...
	Park School
	Riverview School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Utah avg45%

171^st of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 49 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Nebo District

49^th of 92Nebo 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	171 of 217	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	108 of 210	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	137 of 216	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	118 of 209	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	105 of 213	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	114 of 222	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	80 of 172	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.5	36 of 206	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	63 of 209	69.9%	★★★★☆
2015	61.0	85 of 210	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.2	96 of 185	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.8	117 of 243	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	148 of 238	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.9	87 of 222	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	144 of 201	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	151 of 205	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.2	70 of 200	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.5	40 of 106	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	79 of 99	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	83.0	16 of 100	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	94 of 139	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	72 of 141	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	78 of 138	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	86 of 133	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	167 of 186	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	106 of 183	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	124 of 191	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	131 of 191	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-9 vs state

English Language Arts34%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 10, 2023

Administrators are more worried about catching kids skipping classes by monitoring surveillance cameras than preventing bullying. When threats of knife violence by students known to be carrying knives sent my kids to the ER for threat-induced panic, they turned a blind eye and forced us to pull her from the school. They have some good teachers, but the administration is so poor, I can't in good conscience give it above 1 star. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)	RISE English Language Arts (2026)			RISE Mathematics (2026)			RISE Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spanish Fork Junior High	Public	7-9	600 S 820 E	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4075	1,070	51	21.1	23.7%	846 (79.1%)	10 (0.9%)	164 (15.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	31 (2.9%)	23.4	171^st of 217 public middle schools	21.2%					(n/a)	44.6	40.6	44.1			33.9			27.2			41.5	$7,339	$509	$6,830
Diamond Fork Middle	Public	6-8	50 N 900 East	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4052	1,074	49	22.1	29.4%	844 (78.6%)	10 (0.9%)	176 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	9 (0.8%)	29 (2.7%)	33.9	147^th of 217 public middle schools	32.3%		40.1	111^th of 182 public middle schools	39.0%	36				34.3	35.5		33.5	41.8		53.3	40.7
Maple Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1578 W 400 South	Mapleton	84664	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 609-2395	1,195	51	23.5	13.1%	994 (83.2%)	8 (0.7%)	124 (10.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	56 (4.7%)	65.9	65^th of 217 public middle schools	70.0%		70.9	50^th of 182 public middle schools	72.5%	15				49.8	49.4		36.6	53.7		74.3	52.3
Salem Junior High	Public	7-9	598 North Main	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 423-6558	950	42	22.8	22.6%	764 (80.4%)	8 (0.8%)	139 (14.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.5%)	50.1	103^rd of 217 public middle schools	52.5%					(n/a)	35.3	28.7	40.2			48.5			28.8			56.3	$7,291	$570	$6,721
Valley View Middle	Public	6-7	1044 E 340 S	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 609-2795	963	42	23.1	24.0%	803 (83.4%)	3 (0.3%)	117 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (3.1%)	54	95^th of 217 public middle schools	56.2%		61.9	70^th of 182 public middle schools	61.5%	25				44.6	43.4		28.0	55.3		67.2	47.7
Spring Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	599 W 700 South	Springville	84663	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 609-2400	1,038	48	21.7	28.4%	720 (69.4%)	6 (0.6%)	242 (23.3%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.2%)	46 (4.4%)	59.5	82^nd of 217 public middle schools	62.2%		49.9	95^th of 182 public middle schools	47.8%	13				45.0	52.1		30.1	52.5		59.5	59.4
Mapleton Junior High	Public	7-9	362 E 1200 N	Mapleton	84664	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 489-2892	1,312	53	24.8	14.4%	1,081 (82.4%)	6 (0.5%)	148 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	62 (4.7%)	63.3	71^st of 217 public middle schools	67.3%					(n/a)	50.3	36.4	45.0			45.1			44.0			62.6	$7,265	$571	$6,694
Springville Junior High	Public	7-9	189 S 1470 East	Springville	84663	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 489-2880	1,086	48	22.7	28.5%	760 (70.0%)	6 (0.6%)	246 (22.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.4%)	50 (4.6%)	39.2	131^st of 217 public middle schools	39.6%					(n/a)	44.1	44.7	55.9			40.7			31.3			50.5	$7,952	$556	$7,397
Payson Junior High	Public	7-9	1025 S Highway 198	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 465-6015	1,143	48	23.6	29.8%	864 (75.6%)	1 (0.1%)	237 (20.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (3.1%)	13	187^th of 217 public middle schools	13.8%					(n/a)	32.8	28.5	41.0			32.3			16.1			34.9	$7,680	$523	$7,157
Mt. Nebo Middle	Public	6-7	851 W. 450 South	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 465-6040	1,034	49	20.9	33.7%	805 (77.9%)	5 (0.5%)	177 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	35 (3.4%)	30.7	158^th of 217 public middle schools	27.2%		30.6	128^th of 182 public middle schools	29.7%	30				33.9	34.5		20.8	38.3		56.4	43.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Spanish Fork Junior High

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Spanish Fork Junior High ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Utah middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Spanish Fork Junior High?

Students at Spanish Fork Junior High are 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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Nebo District

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,070 students attended Spanish Fork Junior High.

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