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Which teacher or staff member at Box Elder Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,124
High
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOX ELDER DISTRICT·NCES 490009000047
Box Elder Middle
18 S 500 E, BRIGHAM CITY, UT 84302 · (435) 734-4880 · Box Elder County
GRADES 08–09HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,124 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
348 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 549 | 49% |
| Grade 9 | 575 | 51% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
UT avg 41.4% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 55.1% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Box Elder Middle
Box Elder Middle's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder Middle this school | 1,124 | 31.0% | 44.8% |
| Canyon View High CEDAR CITY | 1,021 | 32.6% | 38.4% |
| Bear River Middle GARLAND | 841 | 30.3% | 40.7% |
| Union High ROOSEVELT | 1,166 | 29.6% | 26.6% |
| Uintah High VERNAL | 1,843 | 28.5% | 42.8% |
| Cedar City High CEDAR CITY | 1,372 | 24.8% | 44.0% |
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Box Elder Middle ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Box Elder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #41 of 149 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #11 of 42 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #26 of 42 ▲ 6 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,124 | #78 of 189 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #59 of 145 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #107 of 145 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #69 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #55 of 84 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,124
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,030
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,124 | 51.9 | 21.6:1 | 31% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 1,165 | 49 | 23.8:1 | 32% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 1,153 | 47.9 | 24.1:1 | 28% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 1,116 | N/A | N/A | 27% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 1,024 | N/A | N/A | 32% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 977 | N/A | N/A | 34% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 985 | 42 | 23.4:1 | 37% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 44 | 22.2:1 | 25% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 1,030 | 40 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Box Elder Middle.
About Box Elder Middle
Box Elder Middle is a medium-sized high school serving families in BRIGHAM CITY, Utah. Students in grades 8 through 9 attend, and enrollment is 1,124 students.
Box Elder District has 22 schools; together they serve 12,554 students.
Federal enrollment data show Box Elder Middle is 82% White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. That is close to the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 31%. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Box Elder County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Box Elder Middle, the prediction is 44.7% and the result is 44.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Box Elder County, the median household income is $84,550, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Box Elder County has 24 public schools and roughly 12,997 students.
The nearest other public school, Golden Spike Elementary, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Box Elder Middle ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,116 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,124.
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Box Elder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,246
Census ACS
Median income
$84,550
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Box Elder District
- Box Elder HighHigh · 1,641 students
- Bear River HighHigh · 1,194 students
- Young IntermediateMiddle · 1,003 students
- Golden Spike ElementaryElementary · 924 students
- Harris IntermediateMiddle · 862 students
- Bear River MiddleHigh · 841 students
Other schools in BRIGHAM CITY
- Box Elder HighHigh · 1,641 students
- Young IntermediateMiddle · 1,003 students
- Golden Spike ElementaryElementary · 924 students
- Lake View SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Discovery SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Sunrise High SchoolHigh · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Spike Elementary0.5 mi · 924
- Sunrise High School0.6 mi · 161
- Box Elder High1.0 mi · 1,641
- Lake View School1.2 mi · 573
- Discovery School1.3 mi · 448
- Young Intermediate1.4 mi · 1,003
Frequently asked questions
About Box Elder MiddleHow many students attend Box Elder Middle?
Box Elder Middle enrolls approximately 1,124 students in grades 08-09.
What grades does Box Elder Middle serve?
Box Elder Middle serves grades 08-09.
How many teachers does Box Elder Middle have?
Box Elder Middle employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Box Elder Middle?
Student demographics at Box Elder Middle are roughly 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Box Elder Middle in?
Box Elder Middle is part of Box Elder District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.