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What's something Bennion Jr High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,022
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000715
Bennion Jr High
6055 S 2700 W, TAYLORSVILLE, UT 84118 · (385) 646-5114 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,022 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Utah public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
386 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 350 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 326 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 346 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 33.0% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bennion Jr High
Bennion Jr High's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennion Jr High this school | 1,022 | 37.8% | 38.8% |
| North Layton Jr High LAYTON | 959 | 31.6% | 28.9% |
| Union Middle SANDY | 911 | 36.1% | 41.6% |
| West Hills Middle WEST JORDAN | 1,169 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| Centennial Middle PROVO | 1,073 | 31.4% | 48.5% |
| Mount Logan Middle LOGAN | 1,114 | 47.8% | 35.9% |
Matched among Utah middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bennion Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #92 of 136 | #24 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #104 of 140 ▼ 7 | #26 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #87 of 140 ▼ 14 | #22 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,022 | #45 of 144 | #14 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #105 of 137 | #36 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #13 of 137 | #12 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #47 of 141 | #19 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #40 of 46 | #14 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,022
-82 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,202
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,022 | 41.8 | 24.4:1 | 38% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 1,018 | 38.6 | 26.4:1 | 41% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 1,000 | 40.7 | 24.6:1 | 40% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 1,104 | N/A | N/A | 47% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 1,009 | N/A | N/A | 40% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 1,005 | N/A | N/A | 43% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 1,007 | 43 | 23.4:1 | 38% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 1,081 | 49 | 22.1:1 | 15% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 1,202 | 47 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennion Jr High.
About Bennion Jr High
Bennion Jr High is a medium-sized middle-grades school with its address in TAYLORSVILLE, Utah. A total of 1,022 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 9. The average for middle schools in Utah is about 831 students, so this school is 23% bigger than average.
Granite District (85 schools, 59,404 students) runs Bennion Jr High.
A majority of students at Bennion Jr High, 58%, are White. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 13 points below the 70% share among Salt Lake County residents. By the diversity index, Bennion Jr High comes in at 59%.
With 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bennion Jr High was 24.4:1. The 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Bennion Jr High is C+. Compared with Utah public middle schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bennion Jr High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.8%, compared with a predicted 41.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Salt Lake County number 325 and enroll about 209,757.
Nearby, Bennion School is about 0.5 miles away. Bennion Jr High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Bennion Jr High ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 38.8% versus a 42.3% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Bennion Jr High went from 1,104 students to 1,022.
The Bennion Jr High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
Other schools in TAYLORSVILLE
- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Eisenhower Jr HighMiddle · 1,036 students
- Vista SchoolCombined · 551 students
- Calvin S. Smith SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Arcadia SchoolElementary · 433 students
- John C. Fremont SchoolElementary · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Bennion School0.5 mi · 447
- Calvin S. Smith School0.5 mi · 525
- Fox Hills School1.3 mi · 553
- Taylorsville High1.4 mi · 2,685
- Westland School1.5 mi · 595
- Oquirrh School1.5 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Bennion Jr HighHow large is Bennion Jr High?
Bennion Jr High enrolls approximately 1,022 students in grades 06-09.
What grades does Bennion Jr High serve?
Bennion Jr High serves grades 06-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennion Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bennion Jr High is approximately 24.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bennion Jr High?
At Bennion Jr High, the student body is approximately 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bennion Jr High in?
Bennion Jr High is part of Granite District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.