Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANE DISTRICT·NCES 490048000796
Kanab Middle
690 S COWBOY WAY, KANAB, UT 84741 · (435) 644-5809 · Kane County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Utah public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
18.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
55 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 92 | 57% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 43% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kanab Middle→Kanab High
Based on grade levels within Kane District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 58.8% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Kanab Middle
Kanab Middle's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanab Middle this school | 160 | 34.4% | 53.5% |
| Canyon View Middle School HUNTINGTON | 215 | 39.1% | 35.1% |
| Rich Middle School LAKETOWN | 113 | 36.3% | 50.3% |
| San Rafael Middle School FERRON | 221 | 46.6% | 39.7% |
| Gunnison Valley Middle GUNNISON | 262 | 45.4% | 39.7% |
| Helper Middle HELPER | 199 | 48.2% | 46.0% |
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 Kanab Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #31 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #29 of 140 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #43 of 140 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #140 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #56 of 141 |
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
160
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 253
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 | 160 | 8.6 | 18.7:1 | 34% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 8.8 | 17.1:1 | 35% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 8.2 | 21.6:1 | 28% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | N/A | N/A | 34% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | N/A | N/A | 45% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | N/A | N/A | 47% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 6 | 19.3:1 | 53% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 39% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 10 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kanab Middle.
About Kanab Middle
Federal records list Kanab Middle as a middle school in KANAB, Utah. The school has 160 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 831 students for middle schools in Utah.
Kanab Middle is run by Kane District, whose 10 schools enroll 1,484 students.
At Kanab Middle, 89% of students are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put Kane County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
For every teacher at Kanab Middle, there are about 18.7 students; the school has 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Utah average 21.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 34%. The average for public schools in Kane County is similar, at 34%.
Kanab Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Utah public middle schools.
Kanab Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.5% and a predicted 43.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Kane County show that median household income comes to about $77,092, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 1,484 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kanab High, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Kanab Middle is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Kanab Middle in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 154 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 160 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Kanab Middle, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,170
Census ACS
Median income
$77,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kane District
- Kanab SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Kanab HighHigh · 322 students
- Valley SchoolElementary · 162 students
- Valley HighHigh · 154 students
- Kane PreschoolElementary · 73 students
- Big Water SchoolElementary · 40 students
Other schools in KANAB
- Kanab SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Kanab HighHigh · 322 students
- Kane PreschoolElementary · 73 students
- Kanab CTE CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Kanab High0.2 mi · 322
- Kane Preschool0.3 mi · 73
- Kanab School1.2 mi · 523
- Fredonia Elementary School5.8 mi · 73
- Fredonia High School5.9 mi · 59
- Valley School17.5 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Kanab MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Kanab Middle?
Kanab Middle enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 07-08.
Is Kanab Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kanab Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Kanab Middle?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Kanab Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kanab Middle?
At Kanab Middle, the student body is approximately 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Kanab Middle public or private?
Kanab Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kane District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.