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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 84653

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1,913

Students

Top rankedValley View Middle70^th of 182 Utah middle schools

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Valley View Middle up 40 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 84653 zip code area is home to two middle schools - Salem Junior High and Valley View Middle - both part of the Nebo School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 50th out of 93 districts in Utah, Valley View Middle appears to be the higher-performing school, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger compared to a 2-star rating for Salem Junior High.

Valley View Middle has stronger test scores across several subject areas and grade levels, and it has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 128th out of 216 Utah middle schools in 2022-2023 to 70th out of 182 in 2024-2025. In contrast, Salem Junior High has lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages in mathematics, particularly in 8th grade, with only 33.1% of 8th graders proficient or better in RISE Mathematics in 2023-2024.

Both schools face challenges in areas like chronic absenteeism, with rates as high as 23.8% for the 2023-2024 school year. This high rate of chronic absenteeism may be contributing to the lower academic performance observed at both schools. Addressing attendance issues could be a key strategy for improving student outcomes in the 84653 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)	RISE Mathematics (2025)			RISE Science (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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
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%)								(n/a)	40.3	38.8	44.8			23.1			52.6	$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%)	61.9	70^th of 182 public middle schools	61.5%		48.3	110^th of 210 public middle schools	47.6%	40				28.6	55.5		68.0	49.9

Cities Near Zip Code 84653

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salem	1.09 mi	9	44^th
Payson	3.82 mi	8	95^th
Spanish Fork	4.47 mi	15	76^th
Santaquin	6.63 mi	4	107^th
Mapleton	6.88 mi	5	18^th

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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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