Summary
Albert R. Lyman Middle is a public school in Blanding, Utah, serving about 330 students in grades 6–8 as part of the San Juan District. The school has a 17.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and about 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with significant economic needs. There are no other schools within 20 miles, so the most useful comparisons are with the district and Utah statewide results.
Academically, the school generally performs better than the district but below Utah averages. In 2025–26, proficiency was 34.4% in English language arts, 27.9% in mathematics, and 48.2% in science, compared with district averages of 29.1%, 24.7%, and 35.9%. Science is the clearest strength, especially 8th grade, where 55.2% of students were proficient—above both the district’s 37.4% and Utah’s 50.8%. English language arts results improved from 6th to 8th grade, while mathematics was the biggest challenge. Sixth-grade math proficiency was 14.5%, although it rose to 32.7% in 7th grade and 36.4% in 8th grade.
Attendance is a notable positive: chronic absenteeism was 15.2% in 2024–25, well below the district’s 32.3% and Utah’s 23.8%. Even with that advantage, the school ranked 159th of 217 Utah middle schools, in the 27th percentile, and received a one-star rating. Overall, families may see a school with dependable attendance, strong science instruction, and academic growth across the middle-school years, but with important needs in foundational math and continued English language arts improvement. The most promising priorities are targeted 6th-grade math support, maintaining science strengths, and turning strong attendance into higher overall achievement.
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