The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in Math. The lowest is 58% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on North Cache Middle School
North Cache Middle School serves seventh and eighth graders in Richmond, a small Cache Valley town with a deep agricultural and industrial heritage. The school is part of Cache District, and its enrollment is large for a two-grade middle school. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a Hispanic population that is present but modest in share. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school in a middle-income range for the area.
Academically, North Cache Middle School posts results that sit above the midpoint among Cache County districts when measured across tested subjects. Math proficiency is solid, with a majority of students meeting the state’s benchmark. Science proficiency is similarly strong. English language arts proficiency is lower than math and science, though still above the county median. A parent looking at these results will see a school where most students are meeting grade-level expectations, with math and science as relative strengths and ELA as an area where some students may need additional support.
The school serves only seventh and eighth grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available in the source material. The school’s grade band means that families will need to plan for elementary and high school transitions elsewhere in the district. Richmond’s elementary students attend White Pine Elementary within town, and high schoolers go to Sky View High School outside Richmond proper.
Richmond itself is a small, slow-growing Cache Valley town with a strong industrial and agricultural base. Major employers include Pepperidge Farm, Casper’s Ice Cream, and Lower Foods, and the town’s character remains rural and car-dependent. Housing values in the area are moderately above the national median, and the local economy has been stable. The town’s civic life centers on the annual Black and White Days dairy show, the Carnegie Library, and several small museums. Growth is modest and driven by industrial expansion rather than residential development.
At the district level, Cache District voters approved a substantial bond in late 2023 that will fund two new middle schools, a new elementary school, and the conversion of an existing middle school into an elementary school. A key structural change is the planned move of sixth grade back into middle schools, which will affect how families experience the transition from elementary to middle school in the coming years. North Cache Middle School’s role in that evolving configuration was not detailed in the available materials.
The school’s academic profile is solid, with proficiency rates that place it above the midpoint among Cache County districts. The student population is predominantly white, and the school is large for a two-grade building. Families considering North Cache should weigh its strong math and science results against the slightly lower ELA performance, and should factor in the district’s upcoming grade-configuration changes, which will reshape the middle school experience for students entering the system in the next few years.
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