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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Crimson Cliffs Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
933
High
DISTRICT 943 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114001549
Crimson Cliffs Middle
4280 S Crimson Cliffs Way, WASHINGTON, UT 84780 · (435) 634-7010 · Washington County
GRADES 08–09HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Utah public high schools
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
107 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 472 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 461 | 49% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
65.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
84.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 84.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 86.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Crimson Cliffs Middle
Crimson Cliffs Middle's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Cliffs Middle this school | 933 | 11.5% | 75.4% |
| Desert Hills High SAINT GEORGE | 1,241 | 12.2% | 52.0% |
| Grantsville High GRANTSVILLE | 1,094 | 13.2% | 33.6% |
| Crimson Cliffs High WASHINGTON | 1,401 | 8.4% | 61.9% |
| Desert Hills Middle SAINT GEORGE | 909 | 16.2% | 60.0% |
| Oak Canyon Jr High LINDON | 1,295 | 14.4% | 53.6% |
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 Crimson Cliffs Middle ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #5 of 149 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #3 of 42 ▼ 1 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #3 of 42 no change | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 933 | #83 of 189 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #85 of 145 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #133 of 145 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #154 of 169 | #13 of 15 |
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
933
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
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 | 933 | 39.2 | 23.8:1 | 11% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 924 | 37.9 | 24.4:1 | 12% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 41.3 | 23.7:1 | 13% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | N/A | N/A | 13% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crimson Cliffs Middle.
About Crimson Cliffs Middle
Crimson Cliffs Middle is a high school located in WASHINGTON, Utah, in Washington County. The school offers grades 8 through 9 and enrolls 933 students.
The district for Crimson Cliffs Middle is Washington District, with 54 schools and 37,102 students.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Crimson Cliffs Middle. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Washington County, where about 85% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
Staffing at Crimson Cliffs Middle comes to 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 23.8:1. High schools in Utah average 21.1:1, 2.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Crimson Cliffs Middle counts 11% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Washington County average 29%.
Crimson Cliffs Middle earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Utah public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Crimson Cliffs Middle is in the top 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.4% is 21.2 points above the 54.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $80,632, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Washington County counts 65 public schools with about 41,356 students.
Among nearby public schools, Crimson Cliffs High is closest at about 0.2 miles. Crimson Cliffs Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 75.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (946) and 2024-25 (933).
The Crimson Cliffs Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in WASHINGTON
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Washington Fields IntermediateMiddle · 913 students
- Majestic Fields SchoolElementary · 732 students
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Coral Canyon SchoolElementary · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Crimson Cliffs High0.2 mi · 1,401
- George Washington Academy0.8 mi · 1,013
- Crimson View School1.0 mi · 520
- St. George Academy1.1 mi · 229
- South Mesa Elementary1.1 mi · 595
- Washington Fields Intermediate1.2 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Crimson Cliffs MiddleHow many students attend Crimson Cliffs Middle?
Crimson Cliffs Middle enrolls approximately 933 students in grades 08-09.
Is Crimson Cliffs Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crimson Cliffs Middle is a high school covering grades 08-09.
How many teachers does Crimson Cliffs Middle have?
Crimson Cliffs Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crimson Cliffs Middle?
At Crimson Cliffs Middle, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Crimson Cliffs Middle public or private?
Crimson Cliffs Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.