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Wayne School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Utah for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 93 students in Wayne 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 School in Wayne School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Utah public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Utah public middle school average of 30% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
4 Schools
367 Schools
# Students
427 Students
253,746 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
11,762 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Wayne School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 153 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 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#55 out of 154 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)40-44%
39%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)40-44%
43%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)47%
45%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
88%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.47
# American Indian Students
7 Students
2,504 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
4,545 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
35 Students
51,305 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
20%
# Black Students
1 Student
3,442 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
371 Students
178,363 Students
% White Students
87%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
3,915 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
2%
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
9,598 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
26
482
# Students in K Grade:
30
6,058
# Students in 1st Grade:
28
6,391
# Students in 2nd Grade:
33
6,468
# Students in 3rd Grade:
35
6,398
# Students in 4th Grade:
41
6,415
# Students in 5th Grade:
28
7,201
# Students in 6th Grade:
28
22,231
# Students in 7th Grade:
31
52,075
# Students in 8th Grade:
34
52,556
# Students in 9th Grade:
22
40,980
# Students in 10th Grade:
34
15,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
28
15,301
# Students in 12th Grade:
29
15,798
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,241 is higher than the state median of $10,732. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,754 is higher than the state median of $10,829. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$7,309 MM

Spending
$7 MM
$7,375 MM

Revenue / Student
$19,241
$10,732

Spending / Student
$15,754
$10,829

Best Wayne School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wayne Middle School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
75 N Center St
Bicknell, UT 84715
(435) 425-3421
Bicknell, UT 84715
(435) 425-3421
Grades: 6-8
| 93 students
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