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Wasatch School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Utah for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 3,184 students in Wasatch School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Utah.
Public Middle Schools in Wasatch School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Utah public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
9 Schools
366 Schools
# Students
9,082 Students
262,785 Students
# Teachers
379 Teachers
11,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
24:1
24:1
District Rank
Wasatch School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 93% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#35 out of 154 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)45%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)51%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)46%
45%
Graduation Rate
93%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.46
# American Indian Students
15 Students
2,661 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
37 Students
4,821 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,678 Students
52,394 Students
% Hispanic Students
19%
20%
# Black Students
31 Students
3,554 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
7,094 Students
186,092 Students
% White Students
78%
71%
# Hawaiian Students
21 Students
4,118 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
2%
# Two or more races Students
198 Students
8,830 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
312
326
# Students in K Grade:
610
6,832
# Students in 1st Grade:
713
7,167
# Students in 2nd Grade:
703
7,225
# Students in 3rd Grade:
712
7,236
# Students in 4th Grade:
722
7,132
# Students in 5th Grade:
712
7,740
# Students in 6th Grade:
706
23,512
# Students in 7th Grade:
696
52,895
# Students in 8th Grade:
665
53,997
# Students in 9th Grade:
654
42,305
# Students in 10th Grade:
669
15,263
# Students in 11th Grade:
594
15,342
# Students in 12th Grade:
614
15,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,475 is higher 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 $10,268 is less than the state median of $10,658. The school district spending/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$113 MM
$7,309 MM
Spending
$93 MM
$7,375 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,475
$10,563
Spending / Student
$10,268
$10,658
Best Wasatch School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Timpanogos Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1441 East 980 South
Heber City, UT 84032
(435) 654-0550
Heber City, UT 84032
(435) 654-0550
Grades: 6-8
| 1,007 students
Rank: #22.
Rocky Mountain Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
800 W School House Way
Heber City, UT 84032
(435) 654-9350
Heber City, UT 84032
(435) 654-9350
Grades: 6-8
| 717 students
Rank: #33.
Wasatch Learning Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
101 E 200 N
Heber City, UT 84032
(435) 654-6010
Heber City, UT 84032
(435) 654-6010
Grades: K-8
| 1,460 students
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