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Enrollment
772
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000233
John F. Kennedy Jr High
4495 S 4800 W, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120 · (385) 646-5214 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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.
- DBeats 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
22.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
496 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 | 244 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%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
18.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.6% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.3% | 11.4% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 John F. Kennedy Jr High
John F. Kennedy Jr High's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Jr High this school | 772 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| West Lake Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 724 | 64.2% | 23.4% |
| Valley Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 546 | 63.2% | 20.1% |
| Kearns Jr High KEARNS | 732 | 69.0% | 18.8% |
| Midvale Middle SANDY | 802 | 56.6% | 26.7% |
| Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant SALT LAKE CITY | 348 | 69.8% | 29.1% |
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 John F. Kennedy Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #132 of 136 | #40 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #140 of 140 ▼ 3 | #44 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #135 of 140 ▲ 1 | #40 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #86 of 144 | #25 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #75 of 137 | #24 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #4 of 137 | #4 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #8 of 141 | #6 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #24 of 46 | #9 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
772
+87 (+13%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,638
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 | 772 | 34 | 22.7:1 | 64% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 32.2 | 25.9:1 | 69% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 857 | 34.6 | 24.8:1 | 63% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | N/A | N/A | 71% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | N/A | N/A | 74% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | N/A | N/A | 78% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 1,107 | 43 | 25.7:1 | 63% (698) |
| 2000-01 | 1,377 | 61 | 22.6:1 | 35% (487) |
| 1990-91 | 1,638 | 60 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy Jr High.
About John F. Kennedy Jr High
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, is home to John F. Kennedy Jr High, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 772 students.
Granite District enrolls 59,404 students in 85 schools, including John F. Kennedy Jr High.
At John F. Kennedy Jr High, 51% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 32% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 21% Hispanic share among all Salt Lake County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
John F. Kennedy Jr High has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 22.7:1. Middle schools in Utah average 21.7:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 64% at John F. Kennedy Jr High. Public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
John F. Kennedy 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 2% of Utah public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, John F. Kennedy Jr High falls in the middle 80% of Utah schools: 17.5% actual against 28.4% predicted.
The school's county is Salt Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. John F. Kennedy Jr High shares Salt Lake County with 324 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, John F. Kennedy Jr High is closest to Academy Park School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, John F. Kennedy Jr High is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 13% over 4 years, reaching 772 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at John F. Kennedy Jr High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Other John F. Kennedy Junior High schools
One other US public school is named John F. Kennedy Junior High. John F. Kennedy Jr High is the largest of the 2.
- John F. Kennedy Junior HighHanford, CA · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Academy Park School0.3 mi · 358
- West Kearns School0.7 mi · 548
- Hunter School0.8 mi · 480
- David Gourley School0.9 mi · 423
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-121.1 mi · 777
- Western Hills School1.2 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy Jr HighWhat is the total enrollment at John F. Kennedy Jr High?
John F. Kennedy Jr High enrolls approximately 772 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John F. Kennedy Jr High serve?
John F. Kennedy Jr High serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at John F. Kennedy Jr High?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at John F. Kennedy Jr High.
How diverse is John F. Kennedy Jr High?
John F. Kennedy Jr High reports a student body of 32% White, 51% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is John F. Kennedy Jr High in?
John F. Kennedy Jr High is part of Granite District.
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