Enrollment
56
Middle
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD DISTRICT·NCES 490030000712
Panguitch Middle
75 S 400 E, PANGUITCH, UT 84759 · (435) 676-8225 · Garfield County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL56 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Utah public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
18 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 29 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 48% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Panguitch Middle→Panguitch High
Based on grade levels within Garfield District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 39.1% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Panguitch Middle
Panguitch Middle's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panguitch Middle this school | 56 | 32.1% | 34.8% |
| Rich Middle School LAKETOWN | 113 | 36.3% | 50.3% |
| Kanab Middle KANAB | 160 | 34.4% | 53.5% |
| Canyon View Middle School HUNTINGTON | 215 | 39.1% | 35.1% |
| Helper Middle HELPER | 199 | 48.2% | 46.0% |
| San Rafael Middle School FERRON | 221 | 46.6% | 39.7% |
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 Panguitch Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 56 | #143 of 144 |
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
56
-18 (-24%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 131
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 | 56 | 4.5 | 12.4:1 | 32% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 4.6 | 14.5:1 | 33% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 72 | 4.7 | 15.3:1 | 31% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 20% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | N/A | N/A | 46% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 67 | N/A | N/A | 46% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 82 | 5 | 16.4:1 | 55% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 71 | 5 | 14.2:1 | 31% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 131 | 7 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Panguitch Middle.
About Panguitch Middle
Panguitch Middle is a small middle-grades school in PANGUITCH, Utah, (ZIP code 84759). A total of 56 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Utah is about 831 students, so this school is 93% smaller than average.
Garfield District has 10 schools; together they serve 1,628 students.
White students are the large majority at Panguitch Middle, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 9% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Panguitch Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Panguitch Middle's 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.4:1. That ratio is under the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%. The average for public schools in Garfield County is 23%.
Panguitch Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Utah public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Panguitch Middle is 9.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.8%. Predicted: 44.1%.
Garfield County census figures show that median household income is about $61,875, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Panguitch Middle is among the 10 public schools in Garfield County.
Nearby, Panguitch High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Panguitch Middle places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Panguitch Middle is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 74 in 2020-21 and 56 in 2024-25, a 24% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Panguitch Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,219
Census ACS
Median income
$61,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garfield District
- Garfield OnlineElementary · 705 students
- Panguitch SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Bryce Valley SchoolElementary · 157 students
- Panguitch HighHigh · 149 students
- Bryce Valley HighHigh · 142 students
- Escalante SchoolElementary · 105 students
Other schools in PANGUITCH
- Garfield OnlineElementary · 705 students
- Panguitch SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Panguitch HighHigh · 149 students
Nearby schools
- Panguitch High0.1 mi · 149
- Garfield Online0.3 mi · 705
- Panguitch School0.6 mi · 240
- Parowan High21.9 mi · 349
- Parowan School22.1 mi · 418
- Bryce Valley High22.7 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Panguitch MiddleHow large is Panguitch Middle?
Panguitch Middle enrolls approximately 56 students in grades 07-08.
Is Panguitch Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Panguitch Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Panguitch Middle?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Panguitch Middle.
What is the student diversity at Panguitch Middle?
Student demographics at Panguitch Middle are roughly 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Panguitch Middle in?
Panguitch Middle is part of Garfield District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.