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Enrollment
1,000
Middle
DISTRICT 1,021 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000330
West Jordan Middle
7550 S 1700 W, WEST JORDAN, UT 84084 · (801) 412-2100 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,000 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Utah public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
481 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 7 | 339 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 332 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 329 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 23.3% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 West Jordan Middle
West Jordan Middle's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jordan Middle this school | 1,000 | 48.1% | 26.0% |
| North Davis Jr High CLEARFIELD | 941 | 49.2% | 32.4% |
| Shoreline Middle School PROVO | 877 | 46.5% | N/A |
| Mount Logan Middle LOGAN | 1,114 | 47.8% | 35.9% |
| Joel P. Jensen Middle WEST JORDAN | 760 | 49.9% | 24.6% |
| Mt. Jordan Middle SANDY | 757 | 39.8% | 32.6% |
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 West Jordan Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #122 of 136 | #33 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #119 of 140 ▲ 5 | #30 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #109 of 140 ▲ 11 | #28 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,000 | #47 of 144 | #15 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #41 of 137 | #11 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #18 of 137 | #16 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #25 of 141 | #15 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #10 of 46 | #6 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
1,000
-148 (-13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,258
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 | 1,000 | 48.7 | 20.5:1 | 48% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 1,011 | 51.3 | 19.7:1 | 46% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 1,104 | 49.4 | 22.3:1 | 38% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 1,148 | N/A | N/A | 40% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | N/A | N/A | 53% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 885 | N/A | N/A | 53% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 969 | 31 | 31.3:1 | 51% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 1,210 | 46 | 26.3:1 | 29% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 1,258 | 57 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Jordan Middle.
About West Jordan Middle
West Jordan Middle is a public middle-grades school in WEST JORDAN, Utah. It educates 1,000 students in grades 7 through 9. The school's enrollment is 20% bigger than the 831 average for middle schools in Utah.
West Jordan Middle is a school in Jordan District. The district has 67 schools and 58,788 students.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at West Jordan Middle. Other groups make up 35% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is lower. West Jordan Middle has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1 at West Jordan Middle, with 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 48%. For comparison, public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
Measured against Utah public middle schools, West Jordan Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Utah with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.3%. West Jordan Middle scores 26.0%.
Within Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 209,757.
The shortest distance from West Jordan Middle to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Majestic School. The five-mile area around West Jordan Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.8% proficiency; West Jordan Middle posts 26.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,148 in 2020-21 and 1,000 in 2024-25, a decrease of 148 students.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
- Mountain Heights AcademyHigh · 864 students
Nearby schools
- Majestic School0.1 mi · 320
- Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle0.6 mi · 132
- Rocky Peak Virtual School0.6 mi · 227
- Kings Peak High0.6 mi · 315
- Heartland School0.8 mi · 403
- South Valley School1.1 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About West Jordan MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at West Jordan Middle?
West Jordan Middle enrolls approximately 1,000 students in grades 07-09.
Is West Jordan Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Jordan Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does West Jordan Middle have?
West Jordan Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at West Jordan Middle?
Student demographics at West Jordan Middle are roughly 54% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is West Jordan Middle in?
West Jordan Middle is part of Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.