Summary:
ZIP code 84660, which includes Spanish Fork, has two large middle-level schools serving grades 6–9: Diamond Fork Middle serves grades 6–8, while Spanish Fork Junior High serves grades 7–9, and both are part of the Nebo District.
The schools are nearly identical in size, with about 1,070 students each. Diamond Fork Middle has the stronger overall current standing, ranking in the 32nd percentile statewide compared with the 21st percentile for Spanish Fork Junior High. Diamond Fork’s strongest reported areas are sixth-grade science, at 53.3% proficient, and sixth-grade math, at 33.5%; sixth-grade math also exceeded the district rate. However, its results were below statewide levels in every reported subject and grade, and its seventh-grade scores were generally weaker than its sixth-grade scores. Diamond Fork’s ranking has also declined over the reported years, so maintaining improvement will be important.
Spanish Fork Junior High has a mixed profile. Its eighth-grade RISE results were weak, especially math at 27.2%, but its ninth-grade results were more encouraging: ELA and math exceeded district rates, and ninth-grade math reached 40.6%, slightly above the state. Because these grades use different assessments and may represent different student groups, the improvement should be viewed cautiously. Attendance is a major concern at both schools: chronic absenteeism was 35.5% at Diamond Fork and 38.0% at Spanish Fork Junior High, well above the district’s 26.6% and the state’s 23.8%. For families comparing the schools, the main priorities appear to be reducing absences, strengthening English language arts and science, and supporting students during grade transitions.
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