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Midvale Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 257 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 35% |
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 26.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midvale Middle this school | 802 | 56.6% | 26.7% |
| Eisenhower Jr High TAYLORSVILLE | 1,036 | 55.6% | 26.6% |
| West Lake Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 724 | 64.2% | 23.4% |
| Hunter Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 667 | 52.5% | 26.6% |
| John F. Kennedy Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 772 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| Valley Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 546 | 63.2% | 20.1% |
Where Midvale Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 802 | 44.6 | 18.0:1 | 57% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 887 | 46 | 19.3:1 | 61% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 47.9 | 18.9:1 | 98% (891) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | N/A | N/A | 100% (948) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | N/A | N/A | 74% (675) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | N/A | N/A | 69% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 57% (418) |
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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