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Delta Middle

251 E 300 N, DELTA, UT 84624 · (435) 864-5660 · Millard County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 831
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
237 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Grade 5
148
Grade 6
164
Grade 7
143
Grade 8
158
Student demographics
White
48980%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 69%
Hispanic
10818%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 21%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
32353%
Female
29047%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
41.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
UT avg 41.8% . -9.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.

Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
613
+218 (+55%) vs 2017
% White
80%
was 80%
% Hispanic
18%
was 18%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Delta Middle

Delta Middle is a 6-8 campus of cozy scale in DELTA, Utah, overseen by Millard District, educateing 613 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 831 students.

Within Millard District, which oversees 9 schools and 3,198 students, Delta Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Delta Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Delta Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Delta Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 52.1%, a residual of +11.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Millard County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,639 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Millard County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,198 students), of which Delta Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Delta High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Delta Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 55%: 395 students in 2018 compared to 613 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Delta Middle community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Millard County at a glance

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Population
13,315
Census ACS
Median income
$73,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,198 students

Quick facts

School name
Delta Middle
District
Millard District
Address
251 E 300 N, DELTA, UT 84624
Phone
(435) 864-5660
County
Millard County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
613
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
19.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
237 (39%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
490054000357
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Millard District
Other schools in DELTA
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Frequently asked questions

About Delta Middle
What is the total enrollment at Delta Middle?
Delta Middle enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Delta Middle serve?
Delta Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delta Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delta Middle is approximately 19.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Delta Middle?
Student demographics at Delta Middle are roughly 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Delta Middle public or private?
Delta Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Millard District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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