📍 2215 West Royal Hunte Dr, Cedar City, Iron County, 84720
Cedar Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cedar City, Iron County. The school has 1,115 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iron District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cedar Middle enrolls 1,115 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 906 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 1,115 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 93 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cedar Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 28, state house district 72.
Cedar Middle is one of 18 schools in Iron District, based in Cedar City, Utah. The district serves 14,125 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,115 students, Cedar Middle is larger than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe