Best Middle Schools in Utah (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

143

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Utah, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Utah rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Utah middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Albion Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	70%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	958
#2	A	Crimson Cliffs Middle	Washington	Washington District	66%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	978
#3	A	Draper Park Middle	Draper	Canyons District	66%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	1,494
#4	A	Butler Middle	Salt Lake City	Canyons District	65%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	895
#5	A	Centennial JR High	Kaysville	Davis District	61%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,033
#6	A	Desert Hills Middle	Saint George	Washington District	60%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	895
#7	A	Kaysville JR High	Kaysville	Davis District	60%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	965
#8	A	Minersville School	Minersville	Beaver District	60%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	41
#9	A	Washington Fields Intermediate	Washington	Washington District	60%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	830
#10	A	Mountain Green Middle	Morgan	Morgan District	59%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	528
#11	A-	Fairfield JR High	Kaysville	Davis District	58%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,026
#12	A-	North Cache Middle School	Richmond	Cache District	58%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,119
#13	A-	Spring Creek Middle School	Providence	Cache District	58%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	845
#14	A-	Mountain Ridge JR High	Highland	Alpine District	57%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,073
#15	A-	Rich Middle School	Laketown	Rich District	57%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	123
#16	A-	Sunrise Ridge Intermediate	Saint George	Washington District	57%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	810
#17	A-	Wasatch JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	56%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	787
#18	A-	Fort Herriman Middle	Herriman	Jordan District	55%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,261
#19	A-	Indian Hills Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	55%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,114
#20	A-	Lehi JR High	Lehi	Alpine District	55%	55%	Meets Expectations	995
#21	A-	North Summit Middle	Coalville	North Summit District	55%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	334
#22	A-	Olympus JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	55%	58%	Meets Expectations	784
#23	A-	Eastmont Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	54%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	594
#24	A-	Farmington JR High	Farmington	Davis District	54%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,293
#25	A-	Salt Lake Arts Academy (Magnet, Charter)	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake Arts Academy	54%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	404
#26	A-	Shoreline Junior High	Layton	Davis District	54%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,187
#27	A-	South Jordan Middle	South Jordan	Jordan District	54%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,249
#28	A-	Timberline Middle	Alpine	Alpine District	54%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,315
#29	A-	Centerville JR High	Centerville	Davis District	53%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	976
#30	A-	Churchill JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	53%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	556
#31	A-	Ecker Hill Middle	Park City	Park City District	53%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	705
#32	A-	Elk Ridge Middle	South Jordan	Jordan District	52%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,118
#33	A-	Millcreek JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	52%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	689
#34	A-	South Cache Middle School	Hyrum	Cache District	52%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,063
#35	B+	Snowcrest JR High	Eden	Weber District	52%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	280
#36	B+	Box Elder Middle	Brigham City	Box Elder District	51%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,153
#37	B+	Clayton Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	51%	51%	Meets Expectations	634
#38	B+	Kanab Middle	Kanab	Kane District	50%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	176
#39	B+	North Sanpete Middle	Moroni	North Sanpete District	50%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	423
#40	B+	Willowcreek Middle	Lehi	Alpine District	50%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,746
#41	B+	Delta Middle	Delta	Millard District	49%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	591
#42	B+	Fillmore Middle	Fillmore	Millard District	49%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	356
#43	B+	Riverview JR High	Murray	Murray District	49%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#44	B+	Cedar Middle	Cedar City	Iron District	48%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	1,115
#45	B+	Hillside Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	48%	50%	Meets Expectations	555
#46	B+	Mountain Creek Middle School	South Jordan	Jordan District	47%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,275
#47	B+	Timpanogos Middle School	Heber City	Wasatch District	47%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,007
#48	B	South Sevier Middle	Monroe	Sevier District	47%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	316
#49	B	American Fork JR High	American Fork	Alpine District	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,894
#50	B	Bountiful JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	46%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	630
#51	B	Lake Mountain Middle	Saratoga Springs	Alpine District	46%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,412
#52	B	Lava Ridge Intermediate	Santa Clara	Washington District	46%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	815
#53	B	Mueller Park JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	46%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,089
#54	B	Union Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	46%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	862
#55	B	West Point JR High	West Point	Davis District	46%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,469
#56	B	Canyon View JR High	Orem	Alpine District	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,112
#57	B	Central Davis JR High	Layton	Davis District	45%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,009
#58	B	Clarke N Johnsen JR High	Tooele	Tooele District	45%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	892
#59	B	Evergreen JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	651
#60	B	Mapleton Junior High	Mapleton	Nebo District	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,213
#61	B	Morgan Middle	Morgan	Morgan District	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	534
#62	B	Rocky Mountain Middle	Heber City	Wasatch District	45%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	717
#63	B	South Summit Middle	Kamas	South Summit District	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	480
#64	B	Uintah Middle School	Vernal	Uintah District	45%	48%	Meets Expectations	669
#65	B	Young Intermediate	Brigham City	Box Elder District	45%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,079
#66	B	Canyon View Middle	Cedar City	Iron District	44%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	989
#67	B	Centennial Middle	Provo	Provo District	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,094
#68	B	Harris Intermediate	Tremonton	Box Elder District	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	813
#69	B	Hidden Valley Middle	Bluffdale	Jordan District	44%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	868
#70	B	North Sevier Middle	Salina	Sevier District	44%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	228
#71	B	Oquirrh Hills Middle	Riverton	Jordan District	44%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,332
#72	B	Ephraim Middle	Ephraim	South Sanpete District	43%	42%	Meets Expectations	494
#73	B	Pleasant Grove JR High	Pleasant Grove	Alpine District	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,256
#74	B	San Rafael Middle School	Ferron	Emery District	43%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	242
#75	B	Syracuse JR High	Syracuse	Davis District	43%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,359
#76	B-	Legacy JR High	Layton	Davis District	43%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,088
#77	B-	Albert R Lyman Middle	Blanding	San Juan District	42%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	319
#78	B-	Bonneville JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	42%	44%	Meets Expectations	604
#79	B-	Lakeridge JR High	Orem	Alpine District	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,388
#80	B-	Mont Harmon Middle	Price	Carbon District	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	601
#81	B-	Spanish Fork JR High	Spanish Fork	Nebo District	42%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,103
#82	B-	Springville JR High	Springville	Nebo District	42%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,168
#83	B-	Vernal Middle	Vernal	Uintah District	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	849
#84	B-	Dixie Middle	St George	Washington District	41%	40%	Meets Expectations	854
#85	B-	Frontier Middle School	Eagle Mountain	Alpine District	41%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,634
#86	B-	North Layton JR High	Layton	Davis District	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,009
#87	B-	Red Hills Middle	Richfield	Sevier District	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	561
#88	B-	Valley View Middle	Salem	Nebo District	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	894
#89	B-	Grantsville JR High	Grantsville	Tooele District	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	515
#90	B-	Orion JR High	Harrisville	Weber District	40%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,063
#91	B-	Sunset Ridge Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,454
#92	B-	Sunset JR High	Sunset	Davis District	39%	42%	Meets Expectations	954
#93	C+	North Ogden JR High	Ogden	Weber District	39%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	936
#94	C+	Salem Junior High	Salem	Nebo District	39%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	993
#95	C+	Fossil Ridge Intermediate	St George	Washington District	38%	40%	Meets Expectations	734
#96	C+	Gunnison Valley Middle	Gunnison	South Sanpete District	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	252
#97	C+	Panguitch Middle	Panguitch	Garfield District	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	72
#98	C+	Dixon Middle	Provo	Provo District	37%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	936
#99	C+	Mount Logan Middle	Logan	Logan City District	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,157
#100	C+	South Davis JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	37%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	1,095
#101	C+	Tonaquint Intermediate	Saint George	Washington District	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	735
#102	C+	Mount Ogden Junior High	Ogden	Ogden City District	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	858
#103	C+	Mt Jordan Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	776
#104	C+	Wahlquist JR High	Farr West	Weber District	36%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	1,260
#105	C	Copper Mountain Middle	Herriman	Jordan District	35%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,085
#106	C	Helper Middle	Helper	Carbon District	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	205
#107	C	Treasure Mtn Junior High School	Park City	Park City District	35%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	772
#108	C	Pine View Middle	St George	Washington District	34%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	779
#109	C	Rocky Mountain JR High	West Haven City	Weber District	34%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	1,225
#110	C	South Hills Middle	Riverton	Jordan District	34%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	1,091
#111	C	Bennion JR High	Taylorsville	Granite District	33%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,000
#112	C	North Davis JR High	Clearfield	Davis District	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	924
#113	C	Tooele JR High	Tooele	Tooele District	33%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	733
#114	C	Canyon View Middle School	Huntington	Emery District	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	200
#115	C	Orem JR High	Orem	Alpine District	32%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	961
#116	C	Grand County Middle	Moab	Grand District	31%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	238
#117	C	Juab JR High	Nephi	Juab District	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	639
#118	C	Mt Nebo Middle	Payson	Nebo District	31%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	1,113
#119	C-	Hillcrest JR High	Murray	Murray District	30%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	776
#120	C-	Roosevelt JR High	Roosevelt	Duchesne District	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	829
#121	C-	Mound Fort Junior High	Ogden	Ogden City District	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	627
#122	C-	West Hills Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	29%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,247
#123	C-	Eisenhower JR High	Taylorsville	Granite District	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	1,091
#124	C-	Midvale Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	28%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	907
#125	C-	Payson JR High	Payson	Nebo District	28%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	1,135
#126	C-	Sand Ridge JR High	Roy	Weber District	28%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	857
#127	D+	Roy JR High	Roy	Weber District	26%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	1,008
#128	D+	South Ogden JR High	Ogden	Weber District	26%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	846
#129	D+	West Jordan Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	26%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,104
#130	D+	Joel P Jensen Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	24%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	801
#131	D+	Thomas Jefferson JR High	Kearns	Granite District	24%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	989
#132	D	Hunter JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	23%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	732
#133	D	Salt Lake Center For Science Education Bryant	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	22%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#134	D	Scott M Matheson JR High	Magna	Granite District	21%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,081
#135	D	John F Kennedy JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	20%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	857
#136	D	Kearns JR High	Kearns	Granite District	20%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	778
#137	D	Valley JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	639
#138	D	West Lake JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	20%	23%	Meets Expectations	701
#139	D-	Glendale Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	19%	20%	Meets Expectations	680
#140	D-	Th Bell JR High	Ogden	Weber District	15%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	670
#141	D-	Highland Junior High	Ogden	Ogden City District	14%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	715
#142	D-	Northwest Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	633
#143	F	Granite Park JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	871

How Utah's middle schools compare

A: 34B: 58C: 34D: 16F: 1

64% of the 143 ranked middle schools in Utah earn an A or B (34 A grades, 58 B, 34 C, 16 D, 1 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 87 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (61% here, 71% nationally), and 45 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 44% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Crimson Cliffs Middle (66% against 45%, A), Desert Hills Middle (60% against 44%, A), Washington Fields Intermediate (60% against 45%, A), Fairfield JR High (58% against 45%, A-), North Cache Middle School (58% against 46%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 36): Davis District (7), Canyons District (5), Washington District (4), Cache District (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Salt Lake City (13, 9 at A or B), Sandy (6, 4 at A or B), Ogden (6, 0 at A or B), Layton (4, 4 at A or B), Bountiful (4, 3 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: American Fork JR High (1,894 students, B, #49), Willowcreek Middle (1,746 students, B+, #40), Frontier Middle School (1,634 students, B-, #85).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Utah that are not ranked

6 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Closed schools (1)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

B- Wayne Middle, Bicknell

Not yet graded (5)

Too little test data to grade.

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Utah.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Utah

What is the best middle school in Utah?

Albion Middle in Sandy ranks first among the 143 ranked middle schools in Utah with a SchoolGrade of A+, 70% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%.

How are middle schools in Utah ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Utah have?

SchoolGrade grades 149 public middle schools in Utah; 143 are ranked here and 6 are listed as not ranked.