For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 221 students in Grand School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Utah.
Public Middle School in Grand School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Utah public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Utah public middle school average of 30% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
4 Schools
373 Schools
# Students
1,436 Students
262,691 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
11,936 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Grand School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 152 school districts in Utah (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#124 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)31%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)36%
45%
Graduation Rate
82%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.47
% American Indian
7%
1%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
25%
21%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
66%
70%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,648 is higher than the state median of $10,676. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,172 is higher than the state median of $10,772. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$7,309 MM
Spending
$39 MM
$7,375 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,648
$10,676
Spending / Student
$27,172
$10,772
Best Grand School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Grand County Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
439 S 100 E
Moab, UT 84532
(435) 259-7158
Moab, UT 84532
(435) 259-7158
Gr: 7-8 | 221 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
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