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Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000272
West Lake Jr High
3400 S 3450 W, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119 · (385) 646-5254 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
465 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 362 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 362 | 50% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
24.1%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
18.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 21.3% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Lake Jr High
West Lake Jr High's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lake Jr High this school | 724 | 64.2% | 23.4% |
| John F. Kennedy Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 772 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| Valley Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 546 | 63.2% | 20.1% |
| Kearns Jr High KEARNS | 732 | 69.0% | 18.8% |
| Midvale Middle SANDY | 802 | 56.6% | 26.7% |
| Eisenhower Jr High TAYLORSVILLE | 1,036 | 55.6% | 26.6% |
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 Lake Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #127 of 136 | #36 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #130 of 140 ▼ 3 | #36 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #128 of 140 ▲ 2 | #35 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #92 of 144 | #29 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #52 of 137 | #14 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #14 of 137 | #13 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #9 of 141 | #7 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #23 of 77 | #10 of 25 |
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
724
-94 (-11%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,310
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 | 724 | 34 | 21.3:1 | 64% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 36.9 | 19.1:1 | 70% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 34.3 | 20.5:1 | 73% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | N/A | N/A | 74% (606) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | N/A | N/A | 84% (725) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | N/A | N/A | 89% (798) |
| 2010-11 | 1,156 | 49 | 23.6:1 | 80% (926) |
| 2000-01 | 1,112 | 57 | 19.5:1 | 50% (551) |
| 1990-91 | 1,310 | 52 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Lake Jr High.
About West Lake Jr High
West Lake Jr High is a mid-sized middle school for students in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 724 students.
West Lake Jr High is in Granite District, a district with 59,404 students across 85 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at West Lake Jr High is 57%, a majority. It is also 28% White, 4% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Salt Lake County is roughly 21% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
West Lake Jr High reported 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.3:1. The average for middle schools in Utah is about 21.7:1. Roughly 64% of students at West Lake Jr High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in Salt Lake County.
Among Utah public middle schools, West Lake Jr High outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
West Lake Jr High scores 23.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.4%.
Salt Lake County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salt Lake County's 325 public schools enroll about 209,757 students and include West Lake Jr High.
Measured in a straight line, Hillsdale School is about 0.4 miles from West Lake Jr High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Lake Jr High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
West Lake Jr High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 818 to 724.
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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 Granite District
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Cyprus HighHigh · 2,762 students
- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
Other schools in WEST VALLEY CITY
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated SchoolCombined · 1,556 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12Combined · 777 students
- John F. Kennedy Jr HighMiddle · 772 students
- West Valley SchoolElementary · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsdale School0.4 mi · 548
- Granger High0.4 mi · 3,267
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School0.4 mi · 1,556
- Pioneer School0.8 mi · 438
- Stansbury School0.9 mi · 582
- Philo T. Farnsworth School1.1 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About West Lake Jr HighHow many students attend West Lake Jr High?
West Lake Jr High enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 07-08.
Is West Lake Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Lake Jr High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does West Lake Jr High have?
West Lake Jr High employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at West Lake Jr High?
Student demographics at West Lake Jr High are roughly 28% White, 57% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Lake Jr High?
West Lake Jr High is overseen by Granite District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.