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Enrollment
495
Middle
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SANPETE DISTRICT·NCES 490096000548
Ephraim Middle
555 S 100 E, EPHRAIM, UT 84627 · (435) 283-4037 · Sanpete County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
234 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 145 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 37% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
50.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 50 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 42.5% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% 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 16 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 →
Where Ephraim Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #35 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #45 of 140 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #38 of 140 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #122 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #42 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #101 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #27 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #69 of 77 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 421
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 | 495 | 24.1 | 20.6:1 | 47% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 23.6 | 21.8:1 | 46% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 22.4 | 22.1:1 | 44% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | N/A | N/A | 46% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | N/A | N/A | 50% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | N/A | N/A | 56% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 56% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 53% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 17 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ephraim Middle.
About Ephraim Middle
Ephraim Middle is a small middle school in South Sanpete District, located in EPHRAIM, Utah. It serves 495 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Utah is roughly 831 students; this school is 40% smaller than that.
District-wide, South Sanpete District has 8 schools and 3,305 students.
About 82% of the student body at Ephraim Middle is White. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Ephraim Middle's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.6:1. That is lower than the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Eligible students account for 47% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Compared with Utah schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ephraim Middle does better than predicted by 15.8 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.5%; the prediction is 36.7%.
Ephraim Middle is located in Sanpete County, where the median household income is $70,083, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ephraim Middle is one of 16 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Ephraim Middle to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Ephraim School. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Ephraim Middle ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Ephraim Middle was 497 in 2020-21 and 495 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ephraim Middle covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sanpete County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,719
Census ACS
Median income
$70,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,011 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Sanpete District
- Manti HighHigh · 690 students
- Gunnison Valley SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Ephraim SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Manti SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Gunnison Valley HighHigh · 319 students
- Gunnison Valley MiddleMiddle · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Ephraim School0.1 mi · 535
- Manti High6.1 mi · 690
- South Sanpete Education Support Center6.6 mi · 12
- Manti School6.7 mi · 408
- Spring City School10.3 mi · 142
- North Sanpete Middle12.0 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Ephraim MiddleHow many students attend Ephraim Middle?
Ephraim Middle enrolls approximately 495 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ephraim Middle serve?
Ephraim Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ephraim Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ephraim Middle is approximately 20.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ephraim Middle?
Student demographics at Ephraim Middle are roughly 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ephraim Middle in?
Ephraim Middle is part of South Sanpete District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.