Elk Ridge Middle

Located at 3659 W 9800 S, in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Elk Ridge Middle is a mid-tier junior high that instructs 1,151 students (grades 7 through 9), operated by Jordan District. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 831 students.

Across the 67 schools in Jordan District (58,788 students total), Elk Ridge Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elk Ridge Middle shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.7:1, putting Elk Ridge Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elk Ridge Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.9%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of +5.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Salt Lake County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Elk Ridge Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Elk Meadows School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elk Ridge Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Elk Ridge Middle's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,149 (now 1,151). White enrollment moved from 80% to 73% across the same window.

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