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What's the most underrated thing about Middle Canyon School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOOELE DISTRICT·NCES 490105000774
Middle Canyon School
751 E 1000 N, TOOELE, UT 84074 · (435) 833-1906 · Tooele County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Utah public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
123 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
40.9%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 35.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Middle Canyon School
Middle Canyon School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Canyon School this school | 571 | 21.5% | 41.0% |
| Overlake School TOOELE | 690 | 23.6% | 28.3% |
| Bountiful School BOUNTIFUL | 474 | 24.3% | 47.0% |
| Foxboro School NORTH SALT LAKE | 486 | 27.0% | 35.4% |
| Shadow Valley School OGDEN | 594 | 24.7% | 65.3% |
| Ridge View Elementary HERRIMAN | 713 | 27.8% | 34.7% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 Middle Canyon School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Tooele County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #374 of 562 | #4 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #405 of 578 ▲ 6 | #4 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #328 of 578 ▲ 67 | #3 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #219 of 613 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #315 of 556 | #10 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #149 of 559 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #388 of 582 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #270 of 388 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
571
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 526
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 | 571 | 26.7 | 21.4:1 | 22% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 29.7 | 20.0:1 | 33% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 27.7 | 22.3:1 | 24% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 26% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 36% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | N/A | N/A | 37% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 21 | 25.1:1 | 41% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle Canyon School.
About Middle Canyon School
Middle Canyon School is a medium-sized elementary school located in TOOELE, Utah. A total of 571 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
Tooele District is the district for Middle Canyon School. It has 27 schools and 16,088 students.
White students make up a majority at Middle Canyon School, at 61%. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the White share of Tooele County's population at about 84%. Middle Canyon School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Middle Canyon School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. The lunch program counts 22% of students at Middle Canyon School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Tooele County average 24%.
allk12 grades Middle Canyon School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Middle Canyon School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.0%, compared with a predicted 49.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
Tooele County has these Census figures: the median household income is $106,587, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Tooele County is home to 32 public schools and about 18,521 public school students.
Copper Canyon School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 41.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Middle Canyon School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Middle Canyon School's enrollment grew 5%, to 571.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Middle Canyon School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tooele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,347
Census ACS
Median income
$106,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tooele District
- Stansbury HighHigh · 2,314 students
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Grantsville HighHigh · 1,094 students
- Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighMiddle · 840 students
- Sterling SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
Other schools in TOOELE
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighMiddle · 840 students
- Sterling SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
- Overlake SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Scholar AcademyElementary · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Copper Canyon School0.7 mi · 544
- Scholar Academy0.9 mi · 690
- Sterling School1.6 mi · 772
- Overlake School1.8 mi · 690
- Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High2.1 mi · 840
- Northlake School2.1 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About Middle Canyon SchoolHow large is Middle Canyon School?
Middle Canyon School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-06.
Is Middle Canyon School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middle Canyon School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Middle Canyon School have?
Middle Canyon School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
How diverse is Middle Canyon School?
Middle Canyon School reports a student body of 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Middle Canyon School?
Middle Canyon School is overseen by Tooele District in Tooele County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.