West Lake Jr High

West Lake Jr High is one of the reasonably sized intermediate schools in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, run under Granite District, with 724 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8.

Granite District runs 85 schools in total, collectively educating 59,404 students. West Lake Jr High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, West Lake Jr High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 28% White, 4% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, West Lake Jr High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.4%; this one delivers 23.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), West Lake Jr High is one campus in the mix.

Hillsdale School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, West Lake Jr High comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 23.8%.

West Lake Jr High operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 868 students in 2018 compared to 724 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 24% to 28% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.