Valley Jr High

As a tight-knit middle-grades school in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Valley Jr High hosts 546 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Granite District. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 831 students.

Across the 85 schools in Granite District (59,404 students total), Valley Jr High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Valley Jr High logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 23% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Valley Jr High has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. The state averages about 21.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 63% of students at Valley Jr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Valley Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Valley Jr High is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rolling Meadows School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valley Jr High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley Jr High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Valley Jr High's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 627 (now 546). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 29% to 23%.

On this page, members of the Valley Jr High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.