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Enrollment
1,761
High
DISTRICT 1,716 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000769
West Jordan High
8136 S 2700 W, WEST JORDAN, UT 84088 · (801) 256-5600 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,761 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Utah public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
684 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 572 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 647 | 37% |
| Grade 12 | 542 | 31% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Jordan High
West Jordan High's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jordan High this school | 1,761 | 38.8% | 23.6% |
| Provo High PROVO | 2,023 | 34.9% | 27.9% |
| Logan High LOGAN | 1,465 | 40.7% | 29.4% |
| Jordan High SANDY | 1,820 | 34.1% | 31.0% |
| Mountain View High OREM | 1,600 | 30.8% | 30.6% |
| Roy High ROY | 1,661 | 38.0% | 21.2% |
Matched among Utah high 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 West Jordan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #128 of 149 | #26 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,761 | #43 of 189 | #21 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #47 of 145 | #13 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #16 of 145 | #15 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #44 of 169 | #17 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #84 of 84 | #18 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,761
-63 (-3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 2,206
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 | 1,761 | 86.5 | 20.4:1 | 39% (684) |
| 2023-24 | 1,870 | 83.2 | 22.5:1 | 37% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 1,826 | 77.9 | 23.4:1 | 31% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 1,824 | N/A | N/A | 33% (610) |
| 2017-18 | 1,757 | N/A | N/A | 41% (719) |
| 2015-16 | 1,710 | N/A | N/A | 40% (680) |
| 2010-11 | 1,821 | 68 | 26.8:1 | 37% (681) |
| 2000-01 | 2,143 | 79 | 27.1:1 | 19% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 2,206 | 95 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Jordan High.
About West Jordan High
West Jordan High is classified as a high school. It is located in WEST JORDAN, Utah. Enrollment stands at 1,761 students, covering grades 10 through 12. It has 80% more students than the average for high schools in Utah (about 980).
Within Jordan District, West Jordan High is one of 67 schools. The district enrolls 58,788 students.
The share of White students at West Jordan High is 50%, a majority. The remaining students are 37% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. Census figures show Salt Lake County is about 70% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at West Jordan High comes to 86.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.4:1. High schools in Utah average 21.1:1, 0.7 more students per teacher than here. West Jordan High counts 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, West Jordan High lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Utah public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, West Jordan High is among the bottom 10% of schools in Utah. Predicted: 40.8%. Actual: 23.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Salt Lake County show that the median household earns about $97,494 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Salt Lake County has 325 public schools with about 209,757 students, including West Jordan High.
Measured in a straight line, Joel P. Jensen Middle is about 0.4 miles from West Jordan High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, West Jordan High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns West Jordan High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, West Jordan High had a net loss of 63 students, or 3%.
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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
Other schools in Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in WEST JORDAN
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- West Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
- Mountain Heights AcademyHigh · 864 students
Nearby schools
- Joel P. Jensen Middle0.4 mi · 760
- Westvale School0.8 mi · 462
- Columbia School0.9 mi · 599
- Terra Linda School0.9 mi · 474
- South Valley School1.1 mi · 165
- Itineris Early College High1.1 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About West Jordan HighHow large is West Jordan High?
West Jordan High enrolls approximately 1,761 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does West Jordan High serve?
West Jordan High serves grades 10-12.
How many teachers does West Jordan High have?
West Jordan High employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
How diverse is West Jordan High?
West Jordan High reports a student body of 50% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees West Jordan High?
West Jordan High is overseen by Jordan District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.