Summary:
ZIP code 84523 has one middle school, San Rafael Middle School, serving 221 students in grades 6–8 in the Emery District. Because it is the only local option, families cannot compare multiple middle schools within the ZIP code. The school has a 16.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and 46.61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, providing important context for understanding the school’s results.
The school’s clearest academic strength is English language arts. In 2025–26, average ELA proficiency across grades was 46.8%, higher than both the district’s 39.9% and Utah’s 44.5%. Seventh grade was especially strong, with 49.3% of students proficient in ELA and science, exceeding both district and state results in those subjects. Sixth-grade science was also solid at 57.7%, nearly matching the statewide result. Overall, the school’s results were somewhat better than the district’s, but they remained below Utah’s average across all subjects combined.
Mathematics is the main academic concern, particularly in eighth grade. Only 23.9% of eighth graders were proficient in math, compared with 32.4% in the district and 39.3% statewide. Eighth-grade science also trailed the state, while eighth-grade ELA was nearly equal to Utah’s result. The school’s eighth-grade math proficiency fell sharply from 44.3% in 2024–25, so families may want to ask about curriculum, staffing, and available support in that grade. Attendance is another important issue: chronic absenteeism was 31.9%, better than the district’s 34.7% but well above Utah’s 23.8%. The school ranked at the 44th percentile statewide in 2025–26, an improvement from the previous year but still below the midpoint.
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