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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 853 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASATCH DISTRICT·NCES 490111000738
Rocky Mountain Middle
800 W SCHOOL HOUSE WAY, HEBER CITY, UT 84032 · (435) 654-9350 · Wasatch County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Utah public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
170 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 203 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 33% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Rocky Mountain Middle→Wasatch High
Based on grade levels within Wasatch District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 are up about 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 51.3% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Rocky Mountain Middle
Rocky Mountain Middle's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Middle this school | 673 | 25.3% | 57.4% |
| Spring Canyon Middle SPRINGVILLE | 1,038 | 28.4% | 46.6% |
| Springville Jr High SPRINGVILLE | 1,086 | 28.5% | 46.2% |
| Ecker Hill Middle PARK CITY | 666 | 17.1% | 61.5% |
| Sunset Jr High SUNSET | 926 | 26.9% | 36.1% |
| Mountain View Jr High WEST HAVEN | 797 | 25.1% | 37.4% |
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 Rocky Mountain Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #19 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #19 of 140 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #5 of 140 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #98 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #4 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #60 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #81 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #57 of 77 |
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
673
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 587
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 | 673 | 41.9 | 16.1:1 | 25% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 43.3 | 16.2:1 | 28% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 40.2 | 17.8:1 | 26% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | N/A | N/A | 25% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | N/A | N/A | 32% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 989 | N/A | N/A | 33% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 804 | 37 | 21.7:1 | 37% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 18% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Mountain Middle.
About Rocky Mountain Middle
A small middle school in HEBER CITY, Utah, Rocky Mountain Middle is part of Wasatch District. Its enrollment is 673 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Rocky Mountain Middle belongs to Wasatch District, a district of 9 schools and 8,780 students.
The student body at Rocky Mountain Middle is 70% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Rocky Mountain Middle lists 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 21.7:1 for middle schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 25% of the student body.
Rocky Mountain Middle holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Utah public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rocky Mountain Middle is 10.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 57.4%. Predicted: 47.5%.
Looking at the county, Wasatch County, the median household earns about $117,608 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Wasatch County has 11 public schools with about 9,108 students, including Rocky Mountain Middle.
Heber Valley School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Rocky Mountain Middle ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 57.4% versus a 59.0% average.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 19 students, from 692 to 673.
This page collects posts and questions about Rocky Mountain Middle, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wasatch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,642
Census ACS
Median income
$117,608
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
9,108 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wasatch District
- Wasatch HighHigh · 2,604 students
- Wasatch Learning AcademyElementary · 1,232 students
- Timpanogos Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
- Old Mill SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Midway SchoolElementary · 652 students
- J.R. Smith SchoolElementary · 633 students
Other schools in HEBER CITY
- Wasatch HighHigh · 2,604 students
- Wasatch Learning AcademyElementary · 1,232 students
- Timpanogos Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
- Old Mill SchoolElementary · 769 students
- J.R. Smith SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Daniels Canyon SchoolElementary · 623 students
Other Rocky Mountain Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rocky Mountain Middle. Rocky Mountain Middle is the largest of the 3.
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 524 students
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolCowley, WY · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Heber Valley School0.2 mi · 561
- Wasatch High1.0 mi · 2,604
- Wasatch Learning Academy1.2 mi · 1,232
- J.R. Smith School1.5 mi · 633
- Timpanogos Middle School1.8 mi · 1,033
- Daniels Canyon School1.8 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Mountain MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rocky Mountain Middle?
Rocky Mountain Middle enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rocky Mountain Middle serve?
Rocky Mountain Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rocky Mountain Middle is approximately 16.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rocky Mountain Middle?
At Rocky Mountain Middle, the student body is approximately 70% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rocky Mountain Middle public or private?
Rocky Mountain Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wasatch District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.