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Enrollment
1,143
Middle
DISTRICT 1,087 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000391
Payson Jr High
1025 S HIGHWAY 198, PAYSON, UT 84651 · (801) 465-6015 · Utah County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,143 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
341 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 8 | 576 | 50% |
| Grade 9 | 567 | 50% |
Student demographics
38%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
29.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
19.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 20.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Payson Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #116 of 136 | #23 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #129 of 140 | #23 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #117 of 140 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,143 | #27 of 144 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #100 of 137 | #14 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #72 of 137 | #11 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #68 of 141 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #34 of 46 | #7 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,143
+37 (+3%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 871
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 | 1,143 | 48.3 | 23.7:1 | 30% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 1,111 | 50.1 | 22.2:1 | 30% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 1,135 | 47.8 | 23.8:1 | 31% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 1,106 | N/A | N/A | 27% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 1,114 | N/A | N/A | 25% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 1,051 | N/A | N/A | 39% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 1,062 | 38 | 27.9:1 | 43% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 967 | 35 | 27.6:1 | 27% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 871 | 32 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Payson Jr High.
About Payson Jr High
Payson Jr High is a middle school in PAYSON, Utah, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 1,143 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 9. Against the 831-student average for middle schools in Utah, enrollment here is 38% higher.
Payson Jr High is among 49 schools run by Nebo District, which serves 43,696 students.
White students make up a majority at Payson Jr High, at 76%. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Payson Jr High's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.7:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%. The gap from the 22% average for public schools in Utah County is 8 points.
In Utah, Payson Jr High is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.0% compared with a predicted 45.2%.
In the county around the school, Utah County, the median household income is $100,671, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Utah County is home to 202 public schools and about 164,467 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Payson High is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Payson Jr High. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Payson Jr High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Payson Jr High in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Payson Jr High had 1,106 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,143.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Mt. Nebo MiddleMiddle · 1,034 students
- Spring Lake SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Barnett SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Taylor SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Wilson SchoolElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Payson High0.2 mi · 1,648
- Wilson School0.6 mi · 405
- Mt. Nebo Middle0.7 mi · 1,034
- Park View School0.8 mi · 356
- Spring Lake School0.9 mi · 531
- Taylor School1.0 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Payson Jr HighHow large is Payson Jr High?
Payson Jr High enrolls approximately 1,143 students in grades 07-09.
Is Payson Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Payson Jr High is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Payson Jr High have?
Payson Jr High employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Payson Jr High?
Student demographics at Payson Jr High are roughly 76% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Payson Jr High?
Payson Jr High is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.