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Enrollment
1,139
Middle
DISTRICT 1,044 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRON DISTRICT·NCES 490039000280
Cedar Middle
2215 WEST ROYAL HUNTE DR, CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 · (435) 586-2810 · Iron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,139 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Utah public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
388 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 400 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 375 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 364 | 32% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
51.2%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 44.2% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Cedar Middle
Cedar Middle's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Middle this school | 1,139 | 34.1% | 51.8% |
| South Cache Middle School HYRUM | 1,143 | 31.1% | 57.3% |
| Young Intermediate BRIGHAM CITY | 1,003 | 33.3% | 44.6% |
| Mt. Nebo Middle PAYSON | 1,034 | 33.7% | 33.7% |
| Harris Intermediate TREMONTON | 862 | 34.8% | 38.4% |
| North Cache Middle School RICHMOND | 1,194 | 30.7% | 61.1% |
Matched among Utah middle 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 Cedar Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #37 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #61 of 140 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #29 of 140 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,139 | #28 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #34 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #92 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #57 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #19 of 46 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,139
+44 (+4%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 736
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 | 1,139 | 57 | 20.0:1 | 34% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 1,149 | 47.5 | 24.2:1 | 33% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 1,115 | 49.6 | 22.5:1 | 31% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 1,095 | N/A | N/A | 33% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 1,049 | N/A | N/A | 43% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 946 | N/A | N/A | 40% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 40 | 23.2:1 | 49% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 882 | 42 | 21.0:1 | 46% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 43 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Middle.
About Cedar Middle
Cedar Middle is a middle school in CEDAR CITY, Utah, reachable at (435) 586-2810. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,139 students. For comparison, middle schools in Utah average about 831 students.
Iron District has 14,125 students in 18 schools, and Cedar Middle is one of those schools.
About 80% of the student body at Cedar Middle is White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Cedar Middle's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 57 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.0:1. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Cedar Middle is A-. Compared with Utah public middle schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.1%.
Cedar Middle is located in Iron County, where the median household income is $66,247, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cedar Middle is one of 21 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Launch High, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cedar Middle is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Cedar Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Cedar Middle climbed 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,095 to 1,139 students.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Cedar Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,252
Census ACS
Median income
$66,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
15,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iron District
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Three Peaks SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Iron Springs SchoolElementary · 636 students
Other schools in CEDAR CITY
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Three Peaks SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Iron Springs SchoolElementary · 636 students
Other Cedar Middle schools
One other US public school is named Cedar Middle. Cedar Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Cedar MiddleHesperia, CA · 1,061 students
Nearby schools
- Launch High0.2 mi · 196
- Cedar City High1.1 mi · 1,372
- Southwest Educational Academy1.2 mi · 4,239
- Iron County Preschool1.2 mi · 172
- Cedar South School1.3 mi · 545
- Success SUU1.5 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar MiddleHow many students attend Cedar Middle?
Cedar Middle enrolls approximately 1,139 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cedar Middle serve?
Cedar Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Middle?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Cedar Middle.
How diverse is Cedar Middle?
Cedar Middle reports a student body of 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Middle?
Cedar Middle is overseen by Iron District in Iron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.