Summary:
ZIP code 84532, which includes Moab, has one middle school serving grades 7–8: Margaret L. Hopkin Middle School. The school enrolls 221 students and is part of Grand District. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with another local middle school in the supplied data. The school has a 16.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and 47.06% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families may benefit from strong academic and community supports.
Academic results are mixed. The school’s strongest outcome is 8th-grade science, where 56% of students were proficient, compared with 50.8% statewide. Eighth-grade English Language Arts was also slightly above the Utah average, at 48.4% compared with 45.6%. Overall ELA performance is close to the state level, but 7th-grade ELA was weaker than 8th grade. Mathematics is the clearest concern: proficiency was 24.8% in 7th grade and 19.4% in 8th grade, compared with 46.2% and 39.3% statewide. Seventh-grade science was also low at 28.3%, while the large improvement to 56% in 8th grade suggests families may want to ask about differences in instruction, support, or student progress between grades.
Attendance is another important issue. Chronic absenteeism was 36.4% in 2024–2025, slightly better than the district’s 38%, but well above Utah’s 23.8%. Frequent absences can make it harder for students to keep up, especially in math courses that build skills sequentially. The school’s statewide ranking has improved from the 10th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 29th percentile in 2025–2026, although it remains below the state midpoint and has a 1-star rating. For parents, the main positives are improving overall standing and strong 8th-grade ELA and science results; the main questions to explore are math support, 7th-grade transition services, and strategies to improve attendance.
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