Best Middle Schools in Utah (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

147

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+	Crimson Cliffs Middle	Washington	Washington District	76%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	978
#2	A+	Washington Fields Intermediate	Washington	Washington District	70%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	830
#3	A+	Albion Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	67%	60%	Meets Expectations	958
#4	A+	Wasatch JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	67%	64%	Meets Expectations	787
#5	A+	Minersville School	Minersville	Beaver District	65%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	41
#6	A+	Mountain Ridge JR High	Highland	Alpine District	65%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,073
#7	A+	North Summit Middle	Coalville	North Summit District	65%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	334
#8	A+	Ecker Hill Middle	Park City	Park City District	63%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	705
#9	A+	Churchill JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	62%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	556
#10	A+	Clayton Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	62%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	634
#11	A+	Spring Creek Middle School	Providence	Cache District	62%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	845
#12	A+	Timberline Middle	Alpine	Alpine District	62%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,315
#13	A	Treasure Mtn Junior High School	Park City	Park City District	67%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	772
#14	A	Elk Ridge Middle	South Jordan	Jordan District	61%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,118
#15	A	Hillside Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	61%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	555
#16	A	North Cache Middle School	Richmond	Cache District	61%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,119
#17	A	Olympus JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	61%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	784
#18	A	Sunrise Ridge Intermediate	Saint George	Washington District	61%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	810
#19	A	Butler Middle	Salt Lake City	Canyons District	60%	57%	Meets Expectations	895
#20	A	Mountain Green Middle	Morgan	Morgan District	60%	58%	Meets Expectations	528
#21	A	Rocky Mountain Middle	Heber City	Wasatch District	60%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	717
#22	A	Shoreline Junior High	Layton	Davis District	59%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,187
#23	A	Snowcrest JR High	Eden	Weber District	59%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	280
#24	A	South Cache Middle School	Hyrum	Cache District	58%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,063
#25	A-	Draper Park Middle	Draper	Canyons District	57%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,494
#26	A-	Kaysville JR High	Kaysville	Davis District	57%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	965
#27	A-	Mountain Creek Middle School	South Jordan	Jordan District	57%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,275
#28	A-	Timpanogos Middle School	Heber City	Wasatch District	57%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,007
#29	A-	Fillmore Middle	Fillmore	Millard District	56%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	356
#30	A-	Indian Hills Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	56%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,114
#31	A-	Lehi JR High	Lehi	Alpine District	56%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	995
#32	A-	Salt Lake Arts Academy (Magnet, Charter)	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake Arts Academy	56%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	404
#33	A-	Centennial JR High	Kaysville	Davis District	55%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,033
#34	A-	Eastmont Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	55%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	594
#35	A-	South Jordan Middle	South Jordan	Jordan District	55%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,249
#36	B+	Desert Hills Middle	Saint George	Washington District	61%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	895
#37	B+	Canyon View Middle	Cedar City	Iron District	54%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	989
#38	B+	Cedar Middle	Cedar City	Iron District	54%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,115
#39	B+	Ephraim Middle	Ephraim	South Sanpete District	54%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	494
#40	B+	Farmington JR High	Farmington	Davis District	54%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,293
#41	B+	Millcreek JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	54%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	689
#42	B+	South Sevier Middle	Monroe	Sevier District	54%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	316
#43	B+	Fairfield JR High	Kaysville	Davis District	53%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,026
#44	B+	Lake Mountain Middle	Saratoga Springs	Alpine District	53%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,412
#45	B+	Willowcreek Middle	Lehi	Alpine District	53%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,746
#46	B+	Canyon View JR High	Orem	Alpine District	52%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,112
#47	B+	Fort Herriman Middle	Herriman	Jordan District	52%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,261
#48	B	Maple Grove Middle	Mapleton	Nebo District	52%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,210
#49	B	Oquirrh Hills Middle	Riverton	Jordan District	52%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,332
#50	B	Centerville JR High	Centerville	Davis District	51%	45%	Meets Expectations	976
#51	B	Viewpoint Middle	Lehi	Alpine District	51%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,790
#52	B	American Fork JR High	American Fork	Alpine District	50%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,894
#53	B	Pleasant Grove JR High	Pleasant Grove	Alpine District	50%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	1,256
#54	B	Springville JR High	Springville	Nebo District	50%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	1,168
#55	B	Delta Middle	Delta	Millard District	49%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	591
#56	B	Hidden Valley Middle	Bluffdale	Jordan District	49%	41%	Meets Expectations	868
#57	B	Kanab Middle	Kanab	Kane District	49%	45%	Meets Expectations	176
#58	B	Lava Ridge Intermediate	Santa Clara	Washington District	49%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	815
#59	B-	Mueller Park JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	49%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,089
#60	B-	Rich Middle School	Laketown	Rich District	49%	42%	Meets Expectations	123
#61	B-	Centennial Middle	Provo	Provo District	48%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	1,094
#62	B-	Frontier Middle School	Eagle Mountain	Alpine District	48%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,634
#63	B-	Helper Middle	Helper	Carbon District	48%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	205
#64	B-	Lakeridge JR High	Orem	Alpine District	48%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	1,388
#65	B-	Morgan Middle	Morgan	Morgan District	48%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	534
#66	B-	Valley View Middle	Salem	Nebo District	48%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	894
#67	B-	Copper Mountain Middle	Herriman	Jordan District	47%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,085
#68	B-	Evergreen JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	47%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	651
#69	B-	West Point JR High	West Point	Davis District	47%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,469
#70	C+	Riverview JR High	Murray	Murray District	46%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#71	C+	South Summit Middle	Kamas	South Summit District	46%	43%	Meets Expectations	480
#72	C+	Spring Canyon Middle	Springville	Nebo District	45%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,086
#73	C+	Sunset Ridge Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	45%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	1,454
#74	C+	Wahlquist JR High	Farr West	Weber District	45%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,260
#75	C+	Clarke N Johnsen JR High	Tooele	Tooele District	44%	41%	Meets Expectations	892
#76	C+	Vernal Middle	Vernal	Uintah District	44%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	849
#77	C+	Young Intermediate	Brigham City	Box Elder District	44%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,079
#78	C+	Legacy JR High	Layton	Davis District	43%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,088
#79	C+	Mont Harmon Middle	Price	Carbon District	43%	36%	Meets Expectations	601
#80	C	Red Hills Middle	Richfield	Sevier District	43%	38%	Meets Expectations	561
#81	C	Mapleton Junior High	Mapleton	Nebo District	42%	39%	Meets Expectations	1,213
#82	C	North Sanpete Middle	Moroni	North Sanpete District	42%	35%	Meets Expectations	423
#83	C	South Hills Middle	Riverton	Jordan District	42%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	1,091
#84	C	Spanish Fork JR High	Spanish Fork	Nebo District	42%	36%	Meets Expectations	1,103
#85	C	Central Davis JR High	Layton	Davis District	41%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,009
#86	C	Syracuse JR High	Syracuse	Davis District	41%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,359
#87	C	Grantsville JR High	Grantsville	Tooele District	40%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	515
#88	C	North Sevier Middle	Salina	Sevier District	40%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	228
#89	C	Orion JR High	Harrisville	Weber District	40%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	1,063
#90	C	Sunset JR High	Sunset	Davis District	40%	35%	Meets Expectations	954
#91	C-	Pine View Middle	St George	Washington District	48%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	779
#92	C-	Diamond Fork Middle	Spanish Fork	Nebo District	40%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,039
#93	C-	North Ogden JR High	Ogden	Weber District	40%	34%	Meets Expectations	936
#94	C-	Salem Junior High	Salem	Nebo District	40%	38%	Meets Expectations	993
#95	C-	San Rafael Middle School	Ferron	Emery District	40%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	242
#96	C-	Tonaquint Intermediate	Saint George	Washington District	40%	36%	Meets Expectations	735
#97	C-	Union Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	40%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	862
#98	C-	Harris Intermediate	Tremonton	Box Elder District	39%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	813
#99	C-	Hillcrest JR High	Murray	Murray District	39%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	776
#100	C-	Rocky Mountain JR High	West Haven City	Weber District	39%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,225
#101	C-	Canyon View Middle School	Huntington	Emery District	38%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	200
#102	C-	Gunnison Valley Middle	Gunnison	South Sanpete District	38%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	252
#103	D+	Box Elder Middle	Brigham City	Box Elder District	47%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	1,153
#104	D+	Fossil Ridge Intermediate	St George	Washington District	38%	36%	Meets Expectations	734
#105	D+	South Davis JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	38%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,095
#106	D+	Bennion JR High	Taylorsville	Granite District	37%	31%	Meets Expectations	1,000
#107	D+	Bonneville JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	37%	35%	Meets Expectations	604
#108	D+	Uintah Middle School	Vernal	Uintah District	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	669
#109	D+	Dixon Middle	Provo	Provo District	36%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	936
#110	D+	Grand County Middle	Moab	Grand District	36%	32%	Meets Expectations	238
#111	D+	Mount Logan Middle	Logan	Logan City District	36%	29%	Meets Expectations	1,157
#112	D+	Mount Ogden Junior High	Ogden	Ogden City District	36%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	858
#113	D+	Tooele JR High	Tooele	Tooele District	36%	31%	Meets Expectations	733
#114	D+	Bountiful JR High	Bountiful	Davis District	35%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	630
#115	D	Albert R Lyman Middle	Blanding	San Juan District	35%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	319
#116	D	Mt Nebo Middle	Payson	Nebo District	35%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,113
#117	D	Orem JR High	Orem	Alpine District	35%	28%	Meets Expectations	961
#118	D	Roosevelt JR High	Roosevelt	Duchesne District	34%	30%	Meets Expectations	829
#119	D	South Ogden JR High	Ogden	Weber District	34%	31%	Meets Expectations	846
#120	D	Juab JR High	Nephi	Juab District	33%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	639
#121	D	North Davis JR High	Clearfield	Davis District	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	924
#122	D	Panguitch Middle	Panguitch	Garfield District	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	72
#123	D	West Hills Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	32%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,247
#124	D	West Jordan Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	31%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	1,104
#125	D	Mt Jordan Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	30%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	776
#126	D-	Dixie Middle	St George	Washington District	47%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	854
#127	D-	Payson JR High	Payson	Nebo District	30%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,135
#128	D-	Eisenhower JR High	Taylorsville	Granite District	29%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,091
#129	D-	Hunter JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	29%	25%	Meets Expectations	732
#130	D-	North Layton JR High	Layton	Davis District	28%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	1,009
#131	D-	Salt Lake Center For Science Education Bryant	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	28%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	407
#132	D-	Joel P Jensen Middle	West Jordan	Jordan District	27%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	801
#133	D-	Roy JR High	Roy	Weber District	27%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,008
#134	D-	Midvale Middle	Sandy	Canyons District	26%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	907
#135	D-	Mound Fort Junior High	Ogden	Ogden City District	26%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	627
#136	D-	Sand Ridge JR High	Roy	Weber District	26%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	857
#137	F	Thomas Jefferson JR High	Kearns	Granite District	24%	23%	Meets Expectations	989
#138	F	West Lake JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	24%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	701
#139	F	Glendale Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	23%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	680
#140	F	Th Bell JR High	Ogden	Weber District	23%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	670
#141	F	Valley JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	20%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	639
#142	F	Granite Park JR High	Salt Lake City	Granite District	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	871
#143	F	Kearns JR High	Kearns	Granite District	19%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	778
#144	F	Northwest Middle	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake District	18%	11%	Meets Expectations	633
#145	F	John F Kennedy JR High	West Valley City	Granite District	17%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	857
#146	F	Scott M Matheson JR High	Magna	Granite District	17%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	1,081
#147	F	Highland Junior High	Ogden	Ogden City District	14%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	715

How Utah's middle schools compare

A: 35B: 34C: 33D: 34F: 11

47% of the 147 ranked middle schools in Utah earn an A or B (35 A grades, 34 B, 33 C, 34 D, 11 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 111 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (76% here, 70% nationally), and 60 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 38% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Minersville School (65% against 38%, A+), Crimson Cliffs Middle (76% against 53%, A+), North Summit Middle (65% against 43%, A+), South Cache Middle School (58% against 36%, A), Clayton Middle (62% against 41%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 37): Canyons District (5), Washington District (4), Granite District (3), Alpine District (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Salt Lake City (13, 8 at A or B), Sandy (6, 3 at A or B), Ogden (6, 0 at A or B), Layton (4, 1 at A or B), Bountiful (4, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: American Fork JR High (1,894 students, B, #52), Viewpoint Middle (1,790 students, B, #51), Willowcreek Middle (1,746 students, B+, #45).

Middle schools in Utah that are not ranked

2 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.

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

D- Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle, West Jordan

Not yet graded (1)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Wayne Middle, Bicknell

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?

Crimson Cliffs Middle in Washington ranks first among the 147 ranked middle schools in Utah with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%.

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; 147 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.