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Enrollment
1,781
Middle
DISTRICT 1,379 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001454
Frontier Middle School
1427 East Mid Valley Road, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT 84005 · (801) 610-8777 · Utah County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,781 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
382 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 7 | 913 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 868 | 49% |
Student demographics
39%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
47.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 47.9% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Frontier Middle School
Frontier Middle School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Middle School this school | 1,781 | 21.4% | 48.3% |
| American Fork Jr High AMERICAN FORK | 1,827 | 18.4% | 47.5% |
| West Point Jr High WEST POINT | 1,551 | 16.1% | 44.7% |
| Pleasant Grove Jr High PLEASANT GROVE | 1,181 | 25.1% | 49.1% |
| Lake Mountain Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,471 | 14.4% | 50.5% |
| Spanish Fork Jr High SPANISH FORK | 1,070 | 23.7% | 42.6% |
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 Frontier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #55 of 136 | #10 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #53 of 140 ▼ 9 | #10 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #45 of 140 ▼ 1 | #7 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,781 | #2 of 144 | #2 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.0:1 | #133 of 137 | #22 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #71 of 137 | #10 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #94 of 141 | #15 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #28 of 46 | #5 of 7 |
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
1,781
+361 (+25%) 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 | 1,781 | 65.9 | 27.0:1 | 21% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 1,692 | 62.7 | 27.0:1 | 23% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 1,634 | 60.3 | 27.1:1 | 24% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 1,420 | N/A | N/A | 21% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 1,703 | N/A | N/A | 28% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 1,547 | N/A | N/A | 32% (497) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frontier Middle School.
About Frontier Middle School
Frontier Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah. The school's 1,781 students are in grades 7 through 9. Statewide, middle schools in Utah average about 831 students each.
Frontier Middle School is a school in Alpine District. The district has 89 schools and 86,645 students.
A majority of students at Frontier Middle School, 76%, are White. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Frontier Middle School comes in at 39%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.0:1 at Frontier Middle School, with 65.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 21%. That is close to the 22% average for public schools in Utah County.
Test results at Frontier Middle School are 1.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.3% actual, 49.3% predicted).
Utah County has about 705,400 residents, and median household income is about $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 202 public schools in Utah County, with a combined enrollment of about 164,467.
The school nearest to Frontier Middle School is Desert Sky, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Frontier Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 1,420 to 1,781 over 4 years.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other schools in EAGLE MOUNTAIN
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Desert SkyElementary · 1,096 students
- Brookhaven SchoolElementary · 1,077 students
- Pony Express SchoolElementary · 995 students
- Hidden Hollow SchoolElementary · 943 students
- Silver Lake ElementaryElementary · 870 students
Other Frontier Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Frontier Middle. Frontier Middle School is the largest of the 6.
- FRONTIER MIDDLEO'FALLON, MO · 1,243 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLHAMBURG, NY · 1,067 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolVancouver, WA · 767 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMOSES LAKE, WA · 690 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolGraham, WA · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Sky0.7 mi · 1,096
- Cedar Valley High0.9 mi · 3,300
- Eagle Valley School1.5 mi · 827
- Hidden Hollow School1.9 mi · 943
- Mountain Trails School2.1 mi · 846
- Ranches Academy2.4 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Frontier Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frontier Middle School?
Frontier Middle School enrolls approximately 1,781 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does Frontier Middle School serve?
Frontier Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many teachers does Frontier Middle School have?
Frontier Middle School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frontier Middle School?
At Frontier Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Frontier Middle School?
Frontier Middle School is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
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