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Enrollment
911
Middle
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200328
Union Middle
615 E 8000 S, SANDY, UT 84070 · (801) 826-1500 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL911 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
329 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 6 | 301 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 298 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 312 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
34.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.9% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 36.1% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Union Middle
Union Middle's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Middle this school | 911 | 36.1% | 41.6% |
| North Layton Jr High LAYTON | 959 | 31.6% | 28.9% |
| Centennial Middle PROVO | 1,073 | 31.4% | 48.5% |
| West Hills Middle WEST JORDAN | 1,169 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| Tooele Jr High TOOELE | 769 | 30.7% | 33.4% |
| Bennion Jr High TAYLORSVILLE | 1,022 | 37.8% | 38.8% |
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 Union Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #82 of 136 | #21 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #86 of 140 ▲ 1 | #23 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #99 of 140 ▼ 29 | #26 of 44 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 911 | #67 of 144 | #20 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #91 of 137 | #30 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #33 of 137 | #23 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #51 of 141 | #20 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #16 of 46 | #7 of 16 |
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
911
+80 (+10%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 851
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 | 911 | 39.1 | 23.3:1 | 36% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 897 | 38.1 | 23.5:1 | 39% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 39.4 | 21.9:1 | 37% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 831 | N/A | N/A | 37% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | N/A | N/A | 45% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 907 | N/A | N/A | 43% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 36 | 23.6:1 | 45% (386) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Middle.
About Union Middle
Union Middle is a middle-grades school in SANDY, Utah, and it is part of Canyons District. Federal data show 911 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Canyons District (47 schools, 32,688 students) runs Union Middle.
The student body at Union Middle is 62% White. It is also 26% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 39.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.3:1. The gap from the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah is 1.6 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 36%. The average for public schools in Salt Lake County is similar, at 34%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.1%.
In the wider Salt Lake County area, median household income comes to about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Salt Lake County's 325 public schools enroll about 209,757 students and include Union Middle.
Midvalley School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Union Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Union Middle ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.6% against a local average of 28.6%.
The NCES locale for Union Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 80 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Union Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Union Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Union Middle. Union Middle is the 2nd largest of the 7.
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- Union MiddleClinton, NC · 374 students
- Union Middle SchoolUnion, MS · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Midvalley School0.5 mi · 635
- East Sandy School0.7 mi · 364
- Hillcrest High0.8 mi · 2,421
- Jordan Valley School0.9 mi · 79
- Sandy School1.0 mi · 514
- Copperview School1.3 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Union MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Union Middle?
Union Middle enrolls approximately 911 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Union Middle serve?
Union Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Middle is approximately 23.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Middle?
At Union Middle, the student body is approximately 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Union Middle public or private?
Union Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.