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Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOOELE DISTRICT·NCES 490105001263
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High
2152 N 400 W, TOOELE, UT 84074 · (435) 833-1939 · Tooele County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
156 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
37.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.4pp 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 44 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
840
+34 (+4%) vs 2017
% White
71%
was 84%
% Hispanic
20%
was 12%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High is a middle school of average-sized scale in TOOELE, Utah, part of Tooele District, instructing 840 students in grades 7 through 8.
Within Tooele District, which oversees 27 schools and 16,088 students, Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High shows that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder comes out to 20% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. The state averages around 21.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tooele County put median household earnings sit near $106,587, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High is one of 32 public schools in Tooele County (combined enrollment of about 18,521 students).
Overlake School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High. On composite proficiency, Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.7%.
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High operates from a town-based location.
Looking at the recent track record. Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 806 (now 840). White enrollment moved from 84% to 71% across the same window.
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Tooele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,347
Census ACS
Median income
$106,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tooele District
- Stansbury HighHigh · 2,314 students
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Grantsville HighHigh · 1,094 students
- Sterling SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
- Stansbury Park SchoolElementary · 712 students
Other schools in TOOELE
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Sterling SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
- Overlake SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Scholar AcademyElementary · 690 students
- Northlake SchoolElementary · 684 students
Nearby schools
- Overlake School0.3 mi · 690
- Copper Canyon School1.3 mi · 544
- Scholar Academy1.5 mi · 690
- Middle Canyon School2.1 mi · 571
- Northlake School2.2 mi · 684
- Excelsior Academy2.4 mi · 1,406
Frequently asked questions
About Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighHow many students attend Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High?
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High enrolls approximately 840 students in grades 07-08.
Is Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High have?
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
How diverse is Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High?
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High reports a student body of 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High?
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High is overseen by Tooele District in Tooele County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.