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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200311

Midvale Middle

11150 S. 300 E., SANDY, UT 84070 · (801) 826-7300 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL802 STUDENTS
Enrollment
802
Middle
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 831
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
454 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 625732%
Grade 726433%
Grade 828135%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
26032%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 43%
Hispanic
41452%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
344%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
354%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
324%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
142%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
132%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
39349%
Female
40951%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
25.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points.

RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.6%22.9%
2023-2425.5%26.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Midvale Middle

Midvale Middle's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Midvale Middle this school80256.6%26.7%
Eisenhower Jr High
TAYLORSVILLE
1,03655.6%26.6%
West Lake Jr High
WEST VALLEY CITY
72464.2%23.4%
Hunter Jr High
WEST VALLEY CITY
66752.5%26.6%
John F. Kennedy Jr High
WEST VALLEY CITY
77264.2%17.5%
Valley Jr High
WEST VALLEY CITY
54663.2%20.1%
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 Midvale Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn UtahIn Salt Lake County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.7%#119 of 136#30 of 43
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.9%#121 of 140
▼ 4
#32 of 44
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.6%#125 of 140
▼ 1
#33 of 44
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
802#79 of 144#23 of 44
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.0:1#16 of 137#4 of 44
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.3%#7 of 137#7 of 44
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.6%#12 of 141#9 of 44
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.3%#37 of 77#17 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 2024-25
Enrollment
802
-149 (-16%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 733
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2580244.618.0:157% (454)
2023-248874619.3:161% (544)
2022-2390747.918.9:198% (891)
2020-21951N/AN/A100% (948)
2017-18914N/AN/A74% (675)
2015-16753N/AN/A69% (517)
2010-117333819.3:157% (418)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midvale Middle.

About Midvale Middle

As a mid-sized middle school, Midvale Middle serves students in SANDY, Utah. It teaches 802 students in grades 6 through 8.

Midvale Middle is run by Canyons District, whose 47 schools enroll 32,688 students.

More than half of the students at Midvale Middle are Hispanic (52%). Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 4% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Salt Lake County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Midvale Middle scores 62%.

Its ratio of 18.0:1 is based on 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Utah average 21.7:1, 3.7 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. On average, public schools in Salt Lake County report 34%.

Test results at Midvale Middle are 5.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.7% actual, 32.1% predicted).

The county, Salt Lake County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 325 public schools and about 209,757 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Midvale Middle from the closest public school, Midvale School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 29.3% on proficiency, and Midvale Middle is below that at 26.7%.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's student count decreased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Salt Lake County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Midvale Middle
District
Canyons District
Address
11150 S. 300 E., SANDY, UT 84070
Phone
(801) 826-7300
County
Salt Lake County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
802
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
18.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
454 (57%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
490014200311
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Canyons District
Other schools in SANDY
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Frequently asked questions

About Midvale Middle
What is the total enrollment at Midvale Middle?
Midvale Middle enrolls approximately 802 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Midvale Middle serve?
Midvale Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midvale Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midvale Middle is approximately 18.0:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Midvale Middle?
Student demographics at Midvale Middle are roughly 32% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Midvale Middle?
Midvale Middle is overseen by Canyons District in Salt Lake County.
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