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Box Elder School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Utah for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 7 public middle schools serving 4,053 students in Box Elder School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Utah.
Public Middle Schools in Box Elder School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Utah public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Utah public middle school average of 29% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
23 Schools
366 Schools
# Students
12,649 Students
262,785 Students
# Teachers
571 Teachers
11,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Box Elder School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 154 school districts in Utah (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has decreased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#58 out of 154 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)41%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)42%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)47%
45%
Graduation Rate
86%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.46
# American Indian Students
64 Students
2,661 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
43 Students
4,821 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,563 Students
52,394 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
20%
# Black Students
49 Students
3,554 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
10,663 Students
186,092 Students
% White Students
84%
71%
# Hawaiian Students
41 Students
4,118 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
2%
# Two or more races Students
223 Students
8,830 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
324
326
# Students in K Grade:
831
6,832
# Students in 1st Grade:
946
7,167
# Students in 2nd Grade:
981
7,225
# Students in 3rd Grade:
907
7,236
# Students in 4th Grade:
949
7,132
# Students in 5th Grade:
898
7,740
# Students in 6th Grade:
949
23,512
# Students in 7th Grade:
951
52,895
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,009
53,997
# Students in 9th Grade:
992
42,305
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,056
15,263
# Students in 11th Grade:
988
15,342
# Students in 12th Grade:
868
15,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,262 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,563. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,765 is higher than the state median of $10,658. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$130 MM
$7,309 MM
Spending
$136 MM
$7,375 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,262
$10,563
Spending / Student
$10,765
$10,658
Best Box Elder School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sunrise High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
230 W 200 S
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4834
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4834
Grades: 5-12
| 159 students
Rank: #22.
Box Elder Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
18 S 500 E
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4880
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4880
Grades: 8-9
| 1,153 students
Rank: #33.
Park Valley Secondary
Magnet School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
17845 N 54000 W
Park Valley, UT 84329
(435) 871-4411
Park Valley, UT 84329
(435) 871-4411
Grades: 7-10
| 5 students
Rank: #44.
Bear River Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
300 E 1500 S
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 257-2540
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 257-2540
Grades: 8-10
| 843 students
Rank: #55.
Harris Intermediate
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
515 N 800 W
Tremonton, UT 84337
(435) 257-2560
Tremonton, UT 84337
(435) 257-2560
Grades: 6-7
| 813 students
Rank: #66.
Young Intermediate
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
830 Law Dr
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4940
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4940
Grades: 6-7
| 1,079 students
Rank: n/an/a
Grouse Creek Secondary
Magnet School
76785 W 11900 N
Grouse Creek, UT 84313
(435) 747-7321
Grouse Creek, UT 84313
(435) 747-7321
Grades: 7-10
| 1 students
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