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Enrollment
1,038
Middle
DISTRICT 1,087 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063001558
Spring Canyon Middle
599 W 700 South, SPRINGVILLE, UT 84663 · (801) 609-2400 · Utah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,038 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
295 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 6 | 487 | 47% |
| Grade 7 | 551 | 53% |
Student demographics
46%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
44.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 37.7% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Spring Canyon Middle
Spring Canyon Middle's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Canyon Middle this school | 1,038 | 28.4% | 46.6% |
| Springville Jr High SPRINGVILLE | 1,086 | 28.5% | 46.2% |
| Payson Jr High PAYSON | 1,143 | 29.8% | 29.0% |
| Pleasant Grove Jr High PLEASANT GROVE | 1,181 | 25.1% | 49.1% |
| Central Davis Jr High LAYTON | 879 | 31.3% | 39.7% |
| Sunset Jr High SUNSET | 926 | 26.9% | 36.1% |
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 Spring Canyon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #59 of 136 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #84 of 140 no change | #16 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #59 of 140 ▼ 10 | #14 of 23 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,038 | #40 of 144 | #18 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #56 of 137 | #5 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #48 of 137 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #75 of 141 | #10 of 24 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,038 | 47.8 | 21.7:1 | 28% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 1,084 | 48.7 | 22.3:1 | 31% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 1,086 | 46.8 | 23.2:1 | 32% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Canyon Middle.
About Spring Canyon Middle
Spring Canyon Middle is one of the public schools in SPRINGVILLE, Utah. It is a medium-sized middle school. The school serves 1,038 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Utah average about 831 students.
Nebo District, which runs Spring Canyon Middle, has 49 schools and 43,696 students.
A majority of students at Spring Canyon Middle, 69%, are White. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Utah County's residents are about 81% White, 12 points above the school's share. Spring Canyon Middle has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 47.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.7:1. Across middle schools in Utah, the average ratio is about 21.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Compared with Utah schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Spring Canyon Middle's results are within a point of predicted: 46.6% against 45.9%.
In the county around the school, Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 202 public schools operate in Utah County, serving about 164,467 students.
Meadow Brook School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 46.6% is above the 43.8% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 SPRINGVILLE
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Springville Jr HighMiddle · 1,086 students
- Reagan AcademyElementary · 683 students
- Meadow Brook SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Westside SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Sage Creek SchoolElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Brook School0.4 mi · 679
- Blind South0.6 mi · 10
- Elizabeth DeLong School of the Deaf0.6 mi · 53
- Cherry Creek School0.7 mi · 455
- Westside School0.8 mi · 640
- Reagan Academy0.8 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Canyon MiddleHow many students attend Spring Canyon Middle?
Spring Canyon Middle enrolls approximately 1,038 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Spring Canyon Middle serve?
Spring Canyon Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Spring Canyon Middle have?
Spring Canyon Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
How diverse is Spring Canyon Middle?
Spring Canyon Middle reports a student body of 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Canyon Middle?
Spring Canyon Middle is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.