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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Salt Lake County, Utah

44 public middle schools in Salt Lake County, Utah appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Glendale Middle leads the list at 97.2%, against a median of 31.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Salt Lake County, Utah

Top % FRL

97.2%

Median % FRL

31.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Glendale Middle	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	Middle	678	97.2%
2	Northwest Middle	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	Middle	542	87.1%
3	Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	Middle	348	69.8%
4	Granite Park Jr High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	800	69.6%
5	Kearns Jr High	KEARNS, UT	Granite District	Middle	732	69.0%
6	John F. Kennedy Jr High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	772	64.2%
7	West Lake Jr High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	724	64.2%
8	Valley Jr High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	546	63.2%
9	Midvale Middle	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	Middle	802	56.6%
10	Eisenhower Jr High	TAYLORSVILLE, UT	Granite District	Middle	1,036	55.6%
11	Hunter Jr High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	667	52.5%
12	Scott M Matheson Jr High	MAGNA, UT	Granite District	Middle	1,051	52.3%
13	Joel P. Jensen Middle	WEST JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	760	49.9%
14	Thomas Jefferson Jr High	KEARNS, UT	Granite District	Middle	915	49.0%
15	West Jordan Middle	WEST JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,000	48.1%
16	Hillcrest Jr High	MURRAY, UT	Murray District	Middle	696	46.3%
17	Bonneville Jr High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	636	40.1%
18	Mt. Jordan Middle	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	Middle	757	39.8%
19	Bennion Jr High	TAYLORSVILLE, UT	Granite District	Middle	1,022	37.8%
20	Union Middle	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	Middle	911	36.1%
21	Juniper	HERRIMAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	544	34.7%
22	West Hills Middle	WEST JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,169	32.8%
23	Eastmont Middle	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	Middle	515	29.3%
24	Copper Mountain Middle	HERRIMAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,093	28.9%
25	Clayton Middle	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	Middle	567	28.7%
26	Evergreen Jr High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	600	27.0%
27	Hillside Middle	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	Middle	485	25.8%
28	Riverview Jr High	MURRAY, UT	Murray District	Middle	614	25.4%
29	Sunset Ridge Middle	WEST JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,377	24.4%
30	South Hills Middle	RIVERTON, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,181	21.3%
31	Hidden Valley Middle	BLUFFDALE, UT	Jordan District	Middle	935	19.6%
32	Elk Ridge Middle	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,151	18.2%
33	Butler Middle	Salt Lake City, UT	Canyons District	Middle	913	16.8%
34	Salt Lake Arts Academy	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake Arts Academy	Middle	415	15.4%
35	Indian Hills Middle	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	Middle	1,072	14.9%
36	Mountain Creek Middle School	South Jordan, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,313	14.1%
37	Oquirrh Hills Middle	RIVERTON, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,261	13.5%
38	Olympus Jr High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	807	12.5%
39	Draper Park Middle	DRAPER, UT	Canyons District	Middle	1,411	12.5%
40	South Jordan Middle	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,182	12.1%
41	Wasatch Jr High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	829	11.0%
42	Fort Herriman Middle	HERRIMAN, UT	Jordan District	Middle	1,195	10.0%
43	Albion Middle	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	Middle	943	9.5%
44	Churchill Jr High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	Middle	521	8.3%

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