Spanish Fork Jr High

Set in SPANISH FORK, Utah, Spanish Fork Jr High is a mid-tier middle school, part of Nebo District. It works with 1,070 students across grades 7 through 9. Compared to the state average of about 831 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

Within Nebo District, which oversees 49 schools and 43,696 students, Spanish Fork Jr High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Spanish Fork Jr High reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Spanish Fork Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Utah County reports that the typical household earns roughly $100,671 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Spanish Fork Jr High is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

Nearest neighbor: Larsen School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spanish Fork Jr High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spanish Fork Jr High has edged down 14%, going from 1,250 students in 2018 to 1,070 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 86% to 79%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.