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Enrollment
515
Middle
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200302
Eastmont Middle
10100 S 1300 E, SANDY, UT 84094 · (801) 826-7000 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
151 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 157 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
54.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 48.6% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Eastmont Middle
Eastmont Middle's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastmont Middle this school | 515 | 29.3% | 56.8% |
| Bountiful Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 630 | 24.1% | 37.5% |
| Tooele Jr High TOOELE | 769 | 30.7% | 33.4% |
| Mountain View Jr High WEST HAVEN | 797 | 25.1% | 37.4% |
| Riverview Jr High MURRAY | 614 | 25.4% | 45.8% |
| Clayton Middle SALT LAKE CITY | 567 | 28.7% | 61.3% |
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 Eastmont Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #25 of 136 | #10 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #49 of 140 ▼ 6 | #16 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #19 of 140 ▼ 12 | #9 of 44 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #119 of 144 | #41 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #22 of 137 | #7 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #62 of 137 | #34 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #70 of 141 | #23 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #4 of 77 | #2 of 25 |
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
515
-155 (-23%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 860
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 | 515 | 27.5 | 18.7:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 27.9 | 19.2:1 | 30% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 30.3 | 19.6:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | N/A | N/A | 26% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | N/A | N/A | 33% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | N/A | N/A | 30% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 38 | 22.6:1 | 32% (279) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastmont Middle.
About Eastmont Middle
Eastmont Middle is a small middle school in SANDY, Utah, one of the schools in Canyons District. It reports enrollment of 515 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 38% below the 831-student average for middle schools in Utah.
Canyons District counts 47 schools and 32,688 students, including Eastmont Middle.
More than half of the students at Eastmont Middle are White (75%). Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
There are 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.7:1. Across middle schools in Utah, the average ratio is 21.7:1. Of all students at Eastmont Middle, 29% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Eastmont Middle is 11.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 56.8%. Predicted: 45.5%.
The school's county is Salt Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Salt Lake County number 325, with about 209,757 students.
Measured in a straight line, Glacier Hills Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Eastmont Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 56.8% is below the 57.5% average for nearby schools.
Eastmont Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 515 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 670.
Eastmont Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other schools in Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in SANDY
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Albion MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Midvale MiddleMiddle · 802 students
Nearby schools
- Glacier Hills Elementary0.6 mi · 626
- Alta View School0.6 mi · 556
- Willow Canyon School0.8 mi · 303
- Diamond Ridge High School0.9 mi · 184
- Alta High1.2 mi · 2,278
- Altara School1.3 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Eastmont MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Eastmont Middle?
Eastmont Middle enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Eastmont Middle serve?
Eastmont Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Eastmont Middle have?
Eastmont Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
How diverse is Eastmont Middle?
Eastmont Middle reports a student body of 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastmont Middle?
Eastmont Middle is overseen by Canyons District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.