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Enrollment
1,216
Middle
DISTRICT 1,011 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000848
Syracuse Jr High
1450 S 2000 W, SYRACUSE, UT 84075 · (801) 402-6800 · Davis County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
175 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 7 | 391 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 394 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 431 | 35% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
35.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
28.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 32.9% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Syracuse Jr High
Syracuse Jr High's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse Jr High this school | 1,216 | 14.4% | 39.2% |
| Mueller Park Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 1,090 | 15.0% | 47.9% |
| Maple Grove Middle MAPLETON | 1,195 | 13.1% | 49.2% |
| Lake Mountain Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,471 | 14.4% | 50.5% |
| Mapleton Junior High MAPLETON | 1,312 | 14.4% | 42.7% |
| Lehi Jr High LEHI | 1,376 | 11.9% | 53.3% |
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 Syracuse Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #90 of 136 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #108 of 140 ▼ 8 | #15 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #98 of 140 ▼ 21 | #14 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,216 | #17 of 144 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #114 of 137 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #104 of 137 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #117 of 141 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #77 of 77 | #9 of 9 |
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
1,216
-38 (-3%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 866
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 | 1,216 | 48.9 | 24.9:1 | 14% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 1,253 | 50.1 | 25.0:1 | 14% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 1,359 | 50 | 27.2:1 | 13% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 1,254 | N/A | N/A | 16% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 1,219 | N/A | N/A | 19% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 1,177 | N/A | N/A | 22% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 1,061 | 43 | 24.7:1 | 25% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 1,380 | 58 | 23.8:1 | 18% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 33 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Syracuse Jr High.
About Syracuse Jr High
Syracuse Jr High runs as a mid-sized middle school in SYRACUSE, Utah. The school offers grades 7 through 9 and enrolls 1,216 students. On average, middle schools in Utah enroll around 831, and this school is 46% larger than that mark.
Davis District counts 71,703 students in its 95 schools, and Syracuse Jr High is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Syracuse Jr High is 83% White. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Davis County overall, the White share is about 84%. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Syracuse Jr High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Syracuse Jr High is 24.9:1, based on 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
A school with Syracuse Jr High's lunch-eligibility share in Utah is predicted to score 52.8%. Syracuse Jr High scores 39.2%, 13.6 points below that line.
The school is in Davis County, where median household income comes to about $110,884, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Davis County's 118 public schools enroll about 81,110 students and include Syracuse Jr High.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Syracuse School, is the closest to Syracuse Jr High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 39.2% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,254 to 1,216, a 3% decline.
This page is set up for the Syracuse Jr High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,924
Census ACS
Median income
$110,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
81,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davis District
- Syracuse HighHigh · 2,608 students
- Davis HighHigh · 2,238 students
- Layton HighHigh · 2,231 students
- Farmington HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Clearfield HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Northridge HighHigh · 1,984 students
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- Syracuse HighHigh · 2,608 students
- Syracuse Arts Academy - AntelopeCombined · 988 students
- Bluff Ridge SchoolElementary · 915 students
- Syracuse SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Syracuse Arts Academy - NorthElementary · 730 students
- Buffalo Point SchoolElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Syracuse School0.1 mi · 865
- Syracuse High0.9 mi · 2,608
- Cook School0.9 mi · 657
- Syracuse Arts Academy - Antelope0.9 mi · 988
- Syracuse Arts Academy - North1.2 mi · 730
- Buffalo Point School1.7 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About Syracuse Jr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Syracuse Jr High?
Syracuse Jr High enrolls approximately 1,216 students in grades 07-09.
Is Syracuse Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Syracuse Jr High is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Syracuse Jr High have?
Syracuse Jr High employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
How diverse is Syracuse Jr High?
Syracuse Jr High reports a student body of 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Syracuse Jr High?
Syracuse Jr High is overseen by Davis District in Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.