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What's something Mt. Nebo Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,034
Middle
DISTRICT 1,087 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063001563
Mt. Nebo Middle
851 W. 450 South, PAYSON, UT 84651 · (801) 465-6040 · Utah County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,034 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Utah public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
21.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
348 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 538 | 52% |
| Grade 7 | 496 | 48% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
31.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 28.6% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Mt. Nebo Middle
Mt. Nebo Middle's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Nebo Middle this school | 1,034 | 33.7% | 33.7% |
| Young Intermediate BRIGHAM CITY | 1,003 | 33.3% | 44.6% |
| South Cache Middle School HYRUM | 1,143 | 31.1% | 57.3% |
| Cedar Middle CEDAR CITY | 1,139 | 34.1% | 51.8% |
| Diamond Fork Middle SPANISH FORK | 1,074 | 29.4% | 41.0% |
| Payson Jr High PAYSON | 1,143 | 29.8% | 29.0% |
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 Mt. Nebo Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #107 of 136 | #22 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #117 of 140 ▼ 8 | #22 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #111 of 140 ▲ 4 | #22 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,034 | #42 of 144 | #19 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #47 of 137 | #2 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #77 of 137 | #12 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #58 of 141 | #3 of 24 |
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
1,034
-16 (-2%) 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 | 1,034 | 49.3 | 21.0:1 | 34% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 1,104 | 48.1 | 23.0:1 | 35% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 1,113 | 47.3 | 23.6:1 | 34% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | N/A | N/A | 34% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Nebo Middle.
About Mt. Nebo Middle
Mt. Nebo Middle is a middle-grades school in PAYSON, Utah, and it is part of Nebo District. The school counted 1,034 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 7. It has 24% more students than the average for middle schools in Utah (about 831).
Mt. Nebo Middle is part of Nebo District, where 49 schools serve 43,696 students.
More than half of enrollment at Mt. Nebo Middle is White: 78%. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Utah County overall, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for Mt. Nebo Middle is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. That is in line with the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Of all students at Mt. Nebo Middle, 34% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Utah County average 22%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mt. Nebo Middle lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Utah public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mt. Nebo Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.7%; the prediction is 43.4%.
The school is in Utah County, where median household income comes to about $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Utah County's 202 public schools enroll about 164,467 students and include Mt. Nebo Middle.
About 0.3 miles separate Mt. Nebo Middle from the closest public school, Wilson School. The five-mile area around Mt. Nebo Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 41.2% on proficiency, and Mt. Nebo Middle is below that at 33.7%.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 1,050 in 2020-21 to 1,034 in 2024-25, a change of 16 students.
This page is set up for the Mt. Nebo Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in PAYSON
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Payson Jr HighMiddle · 1,143 students
- Spring Lake SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Barnett SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Taylor SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Wilson SchoolElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson School0.3 mi · 405
- Taylor School0.6 mi · 424
- Payson Jr High0.7 mi · 1,143
- Park View School0.9 mi · 356
- Payson High0.9 mi · 1,648
- Barnett School1.4 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Nebo MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Mt. Nebo Middle?
Mt. Nebo Middle enrolls approximately 1,034 students in grades 06-07.
Is Mt. Nebo Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt. Nebo Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-07.
How many students per teacher at Mt. Nebo Middle?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Mt. Nebo Middle.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Nebo Middle?
Student demographics at Mt. Nebo Middle are roughly 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mt. Nebo Middle in?
Mt. Nebo Middle is part of Nebo District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.