Union Middle

Union Middle is an average-sized intermediate school in SANDY, Utah, one of the schools within Canyons District. The school hosts 911 students in grades 6 through 8.

Union Middle is one of 47 schools operated by Canyons District, a district that teaches 32,688 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Union Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.7:1, putting Union Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Union Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 41.6%, a residual of -0.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Union Middle is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Midvalley School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Union Middle at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 28.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Union Middle's enrollment has edged up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 823 (now 911). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 67% to 62%.

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