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Payson Jr High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–9

1025 S Highway 198, Payson, UT 84651 · (801) 465-6015 · Part of Nebo School District

Payson’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Utah school districts

Directions
Students
1,143
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–9
The gist

What stands out about Payson Jr High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Utah’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher

On the path

Where Payson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–65 schoolsDepends on your address
7–9Payson Jr HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 38.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Utah’s 936 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1025 S Highway 198, Payson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 8576
Grade 9567
Enrollment over time
1,106’20
1,187’21
1,135’22
1,111’23
1,143’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Payson Jr High from Payson families.

Other schools in Nebo School District

The district →
Maple Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
A
873 students23:1
Orchard Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
B−
742 students22:1
Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B
738 students23:1
Apple Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
C−
732 students22:1
Rees School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C+
728 students22:1
Meadow Brook School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
C
679 students23:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Utah’s other public schools; Payson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.