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Alumni: what's one memory from South Summit Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
475
Middle
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SUMMIT DISTRICT·NCES 490099000733
South Summit Middle
355 E 300 S, KAMAS, UT 84036 · (435) 783-4341 · Summit County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
80 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 5 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 29% |
Student demographics
27%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
South Summit Middle→South Summit High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Summit District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 39.7% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 South Summit Middle
South Summit Middle's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Summit Middle this school | 475 | 16.8% | 45.7% |
| Grantsville Jr High GRANTSVILLE | 550 | 20.7% | 41.6% |
| Millcreek Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 673 | 17.1% | 48.6% |
| Ecker Hill Middle PARK CITY | 666 | 17.1% | 61.5% |
| Sunrise Ridge Intermediate SAINT GEORGE | 802 | 17.1% | 57.8% |
| Juab Jr High NEPHI | 629 | 24.3% | 32.5% |
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 South Summit Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #64 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #68 of 140 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #68 of 140 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #125 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #35 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #115 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #107 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #63 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
475
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 267
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 | 475 | 23.6 | 20.1:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 23.9 | 19.9:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 25.7 | 18.7:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | N/A | N/A | 19% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | N/A | N/A | 21% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | N/A | N/A | 24% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 20% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 12 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Summit Middle.
About South Summit Middle
Among the schools in KAMAS, Utah, is South Summit Middle, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school covers grades 5 through 8 and reported 475 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 43% below the 831-student average for middle schools in Utah.
Besides South Summit Middle, South Summit District runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,616 students.
A large majority of enrollment at South Summit Middle is White, at 84%. The school is also 15% Hispanic. Among Summit County residents, the White share is about 85%. The diversity index for South Summit Middle is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.1:1. Across middle schools in Utah, the average ratio is 21.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. That is in line with the 17% average for public schools in Summit County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, South Summit Middle would be expected to post about 51.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.7%.
The school's county is Summit County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $138,114 a year, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Summit County number 24, with about 7,485 students.
South Summit School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of South Summit Middle, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, South Summit Middle places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies South Summit Middle's location as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 475, starting from 468.
South Summit Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,970
Census ACS
Median income
$138,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Summit District
- South Summit SchoolElementary · 496 students
- South Summit HighHigh · 486 students
- Silver Summit AcademyHigh · 104 students
- Silver Summit SchoolElementary · 55 students
- South Summit PreschoolElementary
Other schools in KAMAS
- South Summit SchoolElementary · 496 students
- South Summit HighHigh · 486 students
- South Summit PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- South Summit School0.2 mi · 496
- South Summit High0.2 mi · 486
- J.R. Smith School11.2 mi · 633
- Wasatch Learning Academy11.5 mi · 1,232
- MPES Preschool11.5 mi · 53
- Treasure Mtn. Junior High School11.6 mi · 739
Frequently asked questions
About South Summit MiddleHow large is South Summit Middle?
South Summit Middle enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does South Summit Middle serve?
South Summit Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at South Summit Middle?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at South Summit Middle.
How diverse is South Summit Middle?
South Summit Middle reports a student body of 84% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees South Summit Middle?
South Summit Middle is overseen by South Summit District in Summit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.