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Middle Canyon School

Public Grades K-6
306th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 563 Utah Elementary Schools
Better than 46% of Utah elementary schools
Summary

Middle Canyon School is a public K–6 elementary school in the Tooele, Utah, area serving 571 students as part of Tooele District. It ranks 306th out of 563 Utah schools, placing it around the 46th percentile with a two-star rating. Although it is a mid-performing school statewide, its direction is encouraging: its ranking improved from 408th in 2022–23, and chronic absenteeism declined from 31.4% in 2021–22 to 16.7% in 2024–25.

Academic results are generally stronger than the district average, though performance varies considerably by grade. The school’s standout results are in 3rd grade, where 61.9% of students were proficient in English language arts and 65.8% in mathematics. Fifth-grade science was another strength at 61.2%. The main areas for improvement are 4th-grade ELA at 32.2%, 4th-grade science at 33.3%, and 6th-grade mathematics at 34.1%. Overall, the school averaged about 46% proficiency in both ELA and mathematics—above district averages and approximately matching the state mathematics average—while its science average of about 49% was above the district but below the state.

Within the area, Stansbury Park School is stronger overall, ranking 222nd, but Middle Canyon School surpassed it in 3rd-grade ELA and mathematics and 5th-grade science. Rose Springs School is a close comparison, while Settlement Canyon School, Sterling School, Overlake School, Northlake School, and Copper Canyon School rank lower. Overall, Middle Canyon is a relatively strong neighborhood option with improving attendance and academics, but greater consistency in 4th grade and upper-grade subjects would help it move toward the level of Stansbury Park.

571
Students ?
21.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,139
Per pupil spending ?
21.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 751 E 1000 N
       Tooele, UT  84074

(435) 833-1906

District: Tooele District


Students who attend Middle Canyon School usually attend:

Middle:    Tooele Junior High
High:    Tooele High
Racial breakdown:

White:
61.3%
Hispanic:
29.6%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tooele District
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school47%
District avg36%
Utah avg48%
306th of 563
Utah public elementary schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Tooele District
74th of 92Tooele 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202647.6306 of 56345.6%★★☆☆☆
202535.7363 of 54733.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.7381 of 56132.1%★★☆☆☆
202327.7408 of 56127.3%★☆☆☆☆
202229.3390 of 55129.2%★☆☆☆☆
202136.7370 of 55933.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.3300 of 57247.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.0325 of 52838.4%★★☆☆☆
201733.0370 of 52629.7%★★☆☆☆
201639.3346 of 53335.1%★★☆☆☆
201551.1267 of 53750.3%★★★☆☆
201438.7336 of 50934.0%★★☆☆☆
201352.9332 of 57642.4%★★☆☆☆
201242.4402 of 57930.6%★★☆☆☆
201126.6474 of 56315.8%★☆☆☆☆
201033.9396 of 51823.6%★☆☆☆☆
200944.8326 of 50936.0%★★☆☆☆
200834.7368 of 49826.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202641.1261 of 41637.3%★★☆☆☆
202527.6329 of 40819.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.8325 of 42924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.7349 of 42818.5%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3392 of 4359.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
White (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?
Science49%-5 vs state
English Language Arts46%~ state avg
Mathematics46%~ state avg

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Students at Middle Canyon School are 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Middle Canyon School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tooele Junior High
High : Tooele High

Middle Canyon School ranks 306th of 563 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Middle Canyon School.

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Latest Utah data All new data »
2025–26 RISE & Utah Aspire Plus test scoresSep 8, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 16, 2025
2024–25 attendance dataOct 30, 2025
2024–25 RISE & Utah Aspire Plus test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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