West Hills Middle

Located at 8270 SO 5290 W, in WEST JORDAN, Utah, West Hills Middle is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school that hosts 1,169 students (grades 7 through 9), operated by Jordan District. That puts it 41% bigger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 831 students.

Jordan District runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 58,788 students. West Hills Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, West Hills Middle logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, West Hills Middle lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.7:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Hills Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 30.5%, a residual of -13.2 points.

Around the school, 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 the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), West Hills Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Hills Middle at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

West Hills Middle operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. West Hills Middle's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,105 (now 1,169). White enrollment moved from 66% to 57% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.