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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD DISTRICT·NCES 490054000357
Delta Middle
251 E 300 N, DELTA, UT 84624 · (435) 864-5660 · Millard County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- ABeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 148 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 26% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
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.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 56.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Delta Middle
Delta Middle's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Middle this school | 613 | 38.7% | 52.1% |
| Vernal Middle VERNAL | 842 | 36.9% | 44.5% |
| Roosevelt Jr High ROOSEVELT | 787 | 35.5% | 32.2% |
| Uintah Middle School VERNAL | 579 | 36.1% | 36.7% |
| Harris Intermediate TREMONTON | 862 | 34.8% | 38.4% |
| Tonaquint Intermediate SAINT GEORGE | 653 | 40.1% | N/A |
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 Delta Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #36 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #48 of 140 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #67 of 140 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #108 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #32 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #94 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #46 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.2% | #2 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
613
+176 (+40%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 808
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 | 613 | 31 | 19.8:1 | 39% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 29.8 | 20.1:1 | 40% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 29.9 | 19.8:1 | 39% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | N/A | N/A | 47% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | N/A | N/A | 54% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | N/A | N/A | 55% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 26 | 21.7:1 | 52% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 35% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 36 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delta Middle.
About Delta Middle
Delta Middle is a small middle school found in DELTA, Utah. The school enrolls 613 students in grades 5 through 8. Across middle schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 831.
Delta Middle is part of Millard District, where 9 schools serve 3,198 students.
More than half of the students at Delta Middle are White (80%). Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Delta Middle scores 33%.
For every teacher at Delta Middle, there are about 19.8 students; the school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Utah average 21.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%.
Among Utah public middle schools, Delta Middle outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 40.9% for a school in Utah with Delta Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Delta Middle posts 52.1%.
The county, Millard County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,639, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 9 public schools and about 3,198 students.
Measured in a straight line, Delta High is about 0.3 miles from Delta Middle. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Delta Middle is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Delta Middle's location as Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 437 (2020-21) to 613 (2024-25).
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Millard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Millard District
- Delta HighHigh · 592 students
- Fillmore SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Delta North SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Millard HighHigh · 382 students
- Fillmore MiddleMiddle · 347 students
- Delta South SchoolElementary · 315 students
Other schools in DELTA
- Delta HighHigh · 592 students
- Delta North SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Delta South SchoolElementary · 315 students
Other Delta Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Delta Middle. Delta Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Delta Middle SchoolMuncie, IN · 602 students
- Delta Middle SchoolDELTA, CO · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Delta High0.3 mi · 592
- Delta North School0.4 mi · 427
- Delta South School1.0 mi · 315
- Millard High29.8 mi · 382
- Fillmore School30.2 mi · 483
- Fillmore Middle30.3 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Delta MiddleWhat 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.