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What's the most underrated thing about Vernal Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
842
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UINTAH DISTRICT·NCES 490108000786
Vernal Middle
721 W 100 S, VERNAL, UT 84078 · (435) 781-3140 · Uintah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Utah public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
22.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
311 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 292 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 34% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Vernal Middle→Uintah High
Based on grade levels within Uintah District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 38.7% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Vernal Middle
Vernal Middle's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernal Middle this school | 842 | 36.9% | 44.5% |
| Harris Intermediate TREMONTON | 862 | 34.8% | 38.4% |
| Young Intermediate BRIGHAM CITY | 1,003 | 33.3% | 44.6% |
| Mt. Nebo Middle PAYSON | 1,034 | 33.7% | 33.7% |
| Roosevelt Jr High ROOSEVELT | 787 | 35.5% | 32.2% |
| Canyon View Middle CEDAR CITY | 948 | 41.1% | 49.7% |
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 Vernal Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #69 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #67 of 140 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #84 of 140 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 842 | #74 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #66 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #106 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #48 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #41 of 46 |
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
842
+123 (+17%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 878
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 | 842 | 37.7 | 22.3:1 | 37% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 831 | 37.2 | 22.4:1 | 41% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 849 | 38.5 | 22.1:1 | 42% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | N/A | N/A | 40% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | N/A | N/A | 48% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | N/A | N/A | 45% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 895 | 33 | 27.1:1 | 48% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 40 | 18.7:1 | 43% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 878 | 36 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernal Middle.
About Vernal Middle
Vernal Middle is a middle school with a street address in VERNAL, Utah. The school's enrollment of 842 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Vernal Middle is part of a district of 13 schools: Uintah District, with 6,687 students.
White students are the large majority at Vernal Middle, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Vernal Middle comes in at 30%.
Federal data list 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vernal Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.3:1. Middle schools in Utah have a similar average ratio of 21.7:1. The lunch program counts 37% of students at Vernal Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 36% average for public schools in Uintah County.
The allk12 Grade for Vernal Middle is B. Compared with Utah public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Vernal Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Utah is predicted to score 41.7%. Vernal Middle scores 44.5%, 2.8 points above that line.
Census estimates describe Uintah County this way: median household income is about $73,746, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 16 public schools in Uintah County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,403.
The shortest distance from Vernal Middle to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Uintah Middle School. The five-mile area around Vernal Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 43.9% proficiency; Vernal Middle posts 44.5%.
The federal government classifies Vernal Middle's location as Town: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 842 was 17% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 719.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Uintah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,056
Census ACS
Median income
$73,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Uintah District
- Uintah HighHigh · 1,843 students
- Discovery SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Uintah Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Maeser SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Naples SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Ashley SchoolElementary · 442 students
Other schools in VERNAL
- Uintah HighHigh · 1,843 students
- Discovery SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Terra AcademyCombined · 595 students
- Uintah Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Maeser SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Naples SchoolElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Uintah Middle School0.4 mi · 579
- Ashley School0.6 mi · 442
- Uintah Specialized Preschool0.7 mi · 205
- Discovery School1.0 mi · 656
- Terra Academy1.2 mi · 595
- Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr.1.2 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Vernal MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Vernal Middle?
Vernal Middle enrolls approximately 842 students in grades 06-08.
Is Vernal Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vernal Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Vernal Middle have?
Vernal Middle employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Vernal Middle?
Student demographics at Vernal Middle are roughly 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Vernal Middle in?
Vernal Middle is part of Uintah District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.