Ballard’s public schools score below 56% of Utah districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Ballard, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Ballard, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Utah average (39%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Ballard’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 174 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ballard’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,916 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Basin Online School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Ballard’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Utah school districts. Both inputs trail the Utah average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ballard, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Ballard · depends on your address
Vernal Middle
Grades 6–8 · 842 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
Uintah Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
Eagle View School
Grades K–8 · 278 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Roosevelt
7th grade in Ballard · depends on your address
Vernal Middle
Grades 6–8 · 842 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
Uintah Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
Eagle View School
Grades K–8 · 278 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Roosevelt
8th grade in Ballard · depends on your address
Vernal Middle
Grades 6–8 · 842 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
Uintah Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
Eagle View School
Grades K–8 · 278 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Roosevelt
9th grade in Ballard
Uintah High
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
10th grade in Ballard
Uintah High
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
11th grade in Ballard
Uintah High
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
12th grade in Ballard
Uintah High
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Vernal
Ballard’s public schools are run by Uintah School District, which also serves Naples and Vernal. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Ballard vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Ballard’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ballard | C+ | Uintah |
Every school in Ballard
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Ballard’s schools
Are Ballard’s schools good?
On Utah’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ballard children attend score below 56% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ballard in?
Uintah School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,687 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Ballard kids go to high school?
Uintah High in Vernal, with 1,843 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Ballard’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Uintah School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Ballard spend per student?
$12,916 in Uintah School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ballard families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.