Summary:
ZIP code 84720 has one listed middle school, Cedar Middle, serving grades 6–8 in the Iron District. The school enrolls 1,139 students and is the only local middle-school option represented in the data, so there is no school-to-school comparison. Cedar Middle has a 3-star rating and ranks in the 65th percentile statewide, while the district ranks in the 52nd percentile.
The school’s strongest academic area is science. In 2025–2026, science proficiency averaged about 61% across grades 6–8, exceeding state results in every grade and district results in each grade. English Language Arts is another relative strength, averaging about 50.5% and outperforming the state at all three grade levels. ELA results also improve from 47.9% in sixth grade to 52.2% in eighth grade. Reported chronic absenteeism was just 0.5% in 2024–2025, well below the district’s 14.4% and the state’s 23.8%, although parents may want to confirm that these figures use comparable reporting definitions.
Mathematics is the main area requiring attention. Average math proficiency was about 40.7%, close to the state and slightly below the district, but eighth-grade performance was notably weaker at 33.4%, compared with 36.9% in the district and 39.3% statewide. Eighth-grade math also fell 15 percentage points from the prior year, contributing to an overall decline in the school’s math results. Science declined as well but remained a clear strength. Cedar Middle’s ranking improved to the 77th percentile in 2024–2025 before dropping to the 65th percentile in 2025–2026, when its rating changed from four stars to three. Overall, the school offers solid ELA and science performance, very low reported absenteeism, and a specific need for stronger mathematics support, particularly in eighth grade.
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