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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUAB DISTRICT·NCES 490045000952

Juab Jr High

555 E 800 N, NEPHI, UT 84648 · (435) 623-1541 · Juab County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
Enrollment
629
Middle
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 831
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
153 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 618730%
Grade 723137%
Grade 821134%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
55889%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 69% · US 43%
Hispanic
528%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
33052%
Female
29948%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Juab Jr High→Juab High
Based on grade levels within Juab District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
32.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2532.4%28.9%
2023-2432.5%24.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Juab Jr High

Juab Jr High's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Juab Jr High this school62924.3%32.5%
Grantsville Jr High
GRANTSVILLE
55020.7%41.6%
North Ogden Jr High
OGDEN
86223.8%42.8%
Rocky Mountain Jr High
WEST HAVEN CITY
79521.8%37.0%
Spring Creek Middle School
PROVIDENCE
86921.6%62.9%
Millcreek Jr High
BOUNTIFUL
67317.1%48.6%
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 Juab Jr High ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Utah
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.5%#110 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.9%#107 of 140
▲ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.4%#106 of 140
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
629#105 of 144
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.9:1#46 of 137
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.6%#124 of 137
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.3%#85 of 141
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+61.3%#1 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 2024-25
Enrollment
629
-115 (-15%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 342
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2562930.120.9:124% (153)
2023-2464833.719.3:126% (167)
2022-2363931.620.2:125% (160)
2020-21744N/AN/A29% (213)
2017-18390N/AN/A36% (139)
2015-16370N/AN/A40% (148)
2010-113421720.1:137% (128)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juab Jr High.

About Juab Jr High

Among the schools in NEPHI, Utah, is Juab Jr High, a small middle school. Enrolled students number 629 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 24% lower than the average for middle schools in Utah, which is about 831.

The district, Juab District, has 2,758 students enrolled across 5 schools.

Most students at Juab Jr High are White: 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic. Juab Jr High has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at Juab Jr High is 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.9:1. That ratio is under the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%. Across public schools in Juab County, the average is about the same, 25%.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Juab Jr High is -15.4 points: 32.5% actual, 47.9% predicted.

Juab County has about 12,586 residents, and median household income is about $101,786, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Juab County number 11 and enroll about 3,034.

Nearby, Juab High is about 0.1 miles away. Juab Jr High is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Juab Jr High ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.5% against a local average of 46.1%.

The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment was 744 in 2020-21 and 629 in 2024-25, a decrease of 115 students.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Juab County at a glance

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Population
12,586
Census ACS
Median income
$101,786
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,034 students

Quick facts

School name
Juab Jr High
District
Juab District
Address
555 E 800 N, NEPHI, UT 84648
Phone
(435) 623-1541
County
Juab County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
629
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
20.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
153 (24%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
490045000952
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Juab District
Other schools in NEPHI
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Frequently asked questions

About Juab Jr High
How large is Juab Jr High?
Juab Jr High enrolls approximately 629 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Juab Jr High serve?
Juab Jr High serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Juab Jr High?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Juab Jr High.
What is the student diversity at Juab Jr High?
Student demographics at Juab Jr High are roughly 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Juab Jr High in?
Juab Jr High is part of Juab District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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