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Enrollment
800
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000223
Granite Park Jr High
3031 S 200 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115 · (385) 646-5174 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Utah public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
21.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
557 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 | 273 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%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
15.7%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
13.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.7% | 13.9% |
| 2023-24 | 13.5% | 9.9% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Granite Park Jr High
Granite Park Jr High's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Park Jr High this school | 800 | 69.6% | 15.7% |
| Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant SALT LAKE CITY | 348 | 69.8% | 29.1% |
| Eisenhower Jr High TAYLORSVILLE | 1,036 | 55.6% | 26.6% |
| Valley Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 546 | 63.2% | 20.1% |
| Glendale Middle SALT LAKE CITY | 678 | 97.2% | 23.2% |
| Midvale Middle SANDY | 802 | 56.6% | 26.7% |
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 Granite Park Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #134 of 136 | #42 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #136 of 140 ▲ 3 | #41 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #139 of 140 ▲ 1 | #44 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #81 of 144 | #24 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #50 of 137 | #13 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #3 of 137 | #3 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #5 of 141 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.9% | #3 of 46 | #1 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
800
-157 (-16%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 921
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 | 800 | 38 | 21.0:1 | 70% (557) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 40.5 | 19.7:1 | 75% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 46.9 | 18.6:1 | 70% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 957 | N/A | N/A | 73% (703) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | N/A | N/A | 93% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | N/A | N/A | 94% (747) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 95% (682) |
| 2000-01 | 809 | 42 | 19.3:1 | 67% (546) |
| 1990-91 | 921 | 37 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granite Park Jr High.
About Granite Park Jr High
Granite Park Jr High is a mid-sized middle-grades school with its address in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 800 students.
Granite District has a total of 85 schools and 59,404 students, Granite Park Jr High among them.
The student body at Granite Park Jr High is 52% Hispanic. The school is also 26% White, 10% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. The school has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Utah is about 21.7:1. Federal data show 70% of students (557) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 34%.
Granite Park Jr High earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Utah public middle schools.
Test results at Granite Park Jr High are 10.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (15.7% actual, 25.8% predicted).
Looking at the county, Salt Lake County, median household income comes to about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 325, with about 209,757 students.
Woodrow Wilson School is the nearest public school to Granite Park Jr High, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 25.0% proficiency; Granite Park Jr High posts 15.7%.
Granite Park Jr High 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.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 157 students, from 957 to 800.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Nearby schools
- Woodrow Wilson School0.8 mi · 656
- Granite Technical Institute0.8 mi · 86
- Headstart Preschool Special Education0.8 mi · 2
- Olene Walker Elementary0.9 mi · 712
- Nibley Park School1.0 mi · 483
- Lincoln School1.0 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Granite Park Jr HighHow large is Granite Park Jr High?
Granite Park Jr High enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Granite Park Jr High serve?
Granite Park Jr High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Granite Park Jr High?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Granite Park Jr High.
How diverse is Granite Park Jr High?
Granite Park Jr High reports a student body of 26% White, 52% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Granite Park Jr High?
Granite Park Jr High is overseen by Granite District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.