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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Salem Junior High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
950
Middle
DISTRICT 1,087 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063001390
Salem Junior High
598 NORTH MAIN, SALEM, UT 84653 · (801) 423-6558 · Utah County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL950 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Utah public middle schools
- C+Test 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
22.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
215 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 495 | 52% |
| Grade 9 | 455 | 48% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
37.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 35.5% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Salem Junior High
Salem Junior High's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Junior High this school | 950 | 22.6% | 39.9% |
| Spanish Fork Jr High SPANISH FORK | 1,070 | 23.7% | 42.6% |
| Hidden Valley Middle BLUFFDALE | 935 | 19.6% | 45.2% |
| Valley View Middle SALEM | 963 | 24.0% | 46.3% |
| Spring Creek Middle School PROVIDENCE | 869 | 21.6% | 62.9% |
| Fairfield Jr High KAYSVILLE | 972 | 18.6% | 50.3% |
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 Salem Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #86 of 136 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #113 of 140 ▼ 20 | #21 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #88 of 140 ▲ 1 | #19 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 950 | #58 of 144 | #23 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #79 of 137 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #95 of 137 | #18 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #90 of 141 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #40 of 77 | #4 of 10 |
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
950
-60 (-6%) vs 2020
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 | 950 | 41.7 | 22.8:1 | 23% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 953 | 40.1 | 23.8:1 | 22% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 993 | 39.6 | 25.1:1 | 21% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | N/A | N/A | 17% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 1,076 | N/A | N/A | 14% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 1,068 | N/A | N/A | 26% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem Junior High.
About Salem Junior High
Salem Junior High is a mid-sized middle-grades school serving families in SALEM, Utah. The school enrolls 950 students in grades 7 through 9.
Salem Junior High is a school in Nebo District. The district has 49 schools and 43,696 students.
White students account for 80% of the school's enrollment. It is also 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Utah County residents, the White share is about 81%. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Salem Junior High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. The school has 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Utah is 21.7:1. In all, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Utah County is close, at 22%.
Salem Junior High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Utah public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Salem Junior High is -8.8 points: 39.9% actual, 48.7% predicted.
The county, Utah County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 202, with about 164,467 students.
Salem Junior High is about 0.2 miles from Nebo Online School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Salem Junior High is behind the 48.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Salem Junior High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 950, from 1,010 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Salem Junior High, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SALEM
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 963 students
- Mt. Loafer SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 605 students
- American Preparatory Academy - SalemCombined · 570 students
Other Salem Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Salem Junior High. Salem Junior High is the largest of the 2.
- Salem Junior High SchoolSalem, OH · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Nebo Online School0.2 mi · 7,791
- Nebo Advanced Learning Center0.2 mi · 2
- Salem Hills High0.5 mi · 1,593
- Salem School0.7 mi · 508
- Foothills School1.3 mi · 605
- Valley View Middle1.5 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Salem Junior HighHow many students attend Salem Junior High?
Salem Junior High enrolls approximately 950 students in grades 07-09.
Is Salem Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salem Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salem Junior High is approximately 22.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salem Junior High?
At Salem Junior High, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Salem Junior High public or private?
Salem Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nebo District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.