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Box Elder School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Utah for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 7 public middle schools serving 3,993 students in Box Elder School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Utah.
Public Middle Schools in Box Elder School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Utah public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Utah public middle school average of 30% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
22 Schools
367 Schools
# Students
12,578 Students
253,746 Students
# Teachers
585 Teachers
11,762 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Box Elder School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 153 school districts in Utah (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#57 out of 154 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)42%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)47%
45%
Graduation Rate
84%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.47
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
12%
20%
% Black
1%
1%
% White
84%
70%
% Hawaiian
n/a
2%
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,320 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,732. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,825 is less than the state median of $10,829. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$130 MM
$7,309 MM
Spending
$136 MM
$7,375 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,320
$10,732
Spending / Student
$10,825
$10,829
Best Box Elder School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sunrise High School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
230 W 200 S
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4834
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4834
Grades: 5-12
| 153 students
Rank: #22.
Park Valley Secondary
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
17845 N 54000 W
Park Valley, UT 84329
(435) 515-4400
Park Valley, UT 84329
(435) 515-4400
Grades: 7-10
| 8 students
Rank: #33.
Box Elder Middle School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
18 S 500 E
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4880
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4880
Grades: 8-9
| 1,165 students
Rank: #44.
Bear River Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
300 E 1500 S
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 734-4880
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 734-4880
Grades: 8-10
| 823 students
Rank: #55.
Harris Intermediate
(Math: 42% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
515 N 800 W
Tremonton, UT 84337
(435) 515-5000
Tremonton, UT 84337
(435) 515-5000
Grades: 6-7
| 835 students
Rank: #66.
Young Intermediate
(Math: 37% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
830 Law Dr
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4940
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4940
Grades: 6-7
| 1,009 students
Rank: n/an/a
76785 W 11900 N
Grouse Creek, UT 84313
(435) 515-5211
Grouse Creek, UT 84313
(435) 515-5211
Grades: 7-10
| n/a students
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