📍 721 W 100 S, Vernal, Uintah County, 84078
Vernal Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Vernal, Uintah County. The school has 849 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Uintah District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vernal Middle enrolls 849 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 700 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
359 of the school's 849 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Vernal Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 26, state house district 55.
Vernal Middle is one of 13 schools in Uintah District, based in NAPLES, Utah. The district serves 6,687 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 849 students, Vernal Middle is larger than the district average of about 514 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote