Mt. Jordan Middle

Mt. Jordan Middle is one of the medium-sized junior highs in SANDY, Utah, overseen by Canyons District, with 757 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 47 schools in Canyons District (32,688 students total), Mt. Jordan Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Mt. Jordan Middle logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Mt. Jordan Middle records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. The state averages around 21.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mt. Jordan Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 32.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Mt. Jordan Middle is one.

Special Ed Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mt. Jordan Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt. Jordan Middle has edged down 19%, going from 938 students in 2018 to 757 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 38% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Mt. Jordan Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.