San Rafael Middle School

Located at 420 W 500 S, in FERRON, Utah, San Rafael Middle School is a very small junior high that teaches 221 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Emery District. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 831.

Emery District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,091 students; San Rafael Middle School is among them.

On demographics, San Rafael Middle School lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Compared to Emery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.7:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, San Rafael Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 39.7%.

In the surrounding community, Emery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,291 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Emery County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,091 students), San Rafael Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Ferron School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), San Rafael Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Rafael Middle School has edged down 13%, going from 255 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.