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Granite Park Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Granite Park Junior High is a public middle school in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving 800 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Granite Park Junior High consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Utah middle schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.1% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to 24.1% in the Granite District and 36.4% statewide. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.8% to 32.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

In contrast, nearby schools in the Salt Lake City School District, such as Hillside Middle and Clayton Middle, as well as schools in the Granite District like Olympus Junior High and Bonneville Junior High, consistently outperform Granite Park Junior High academically, despite serving similar student populations. Addressing the challenges at Granite Park Junior High will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that takes into account the unique needs of the school's student population.

800

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,295

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3031 S 200 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84115

(385) 646-5174

District: Granite District

Students who attend Granite Park Junior High usually attend:

High:

Cottonwood High

Feeder schools for Granite Park Junior High:

Elementary:	James E. Moss School
	Lincoln School
	Olene Walker Elementary
	Redwood School
	More...
	Woodrow Wilson School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

White:

25.8%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

169^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 15Middle Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 93Granite District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	169 of 182	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	208 of 210	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	213 of 216	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	208 of 209	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	212 of 213	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	218 of 222	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	170 of 172	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	201 of 206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	204 of 209	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	206 of 210	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	182 of 185	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	235 of 243	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	216 of 238	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	220 of 222	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	193 of 201	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	191 of 205	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	188 of 200	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	11 of 39	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	29.0	46 of 54	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	53 of 79	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.8	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	89 of 99	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	95 of 100	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	84 of 108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	133 of 141	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	133 of 138	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	126 of 133	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	148 of 159	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	182 of 183	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	187 of 191	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	186 of 191	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+65 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2022)12th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-25 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Granite Park Junior High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)	RISE Mathematics (2025)				RISE Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Granite Park Junior High	Public	6-8	3031 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5174	800	38	21.0	69.6%	206 (25.8%)	80 (10.0%)	418 (52.3%)	51 (6.4%)	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	7.8	169^th of 182 public middle schools	7.1%		2.6	208^th of 210 public middle schools	1.0%	39					10.1	20.4	19.9		24.5	19.3	34.3	$11,295	$2,005	$9,289
Evergreen Junior High	Public	6-9	3401 S 2000 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5164	600	25	23.9	27.0%	396 (66.0%)	18 (3.0%)	137 (22.8%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	52.3	91^st of 182 public middle schools	50.0%		64.5	67^th of 210 public middle schools	68.1%	24					39.1	38.2	56.9		49.7	40.2	55.8	$10,606	$792	$9,814
Salt Lake Arts Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	5-8	844 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84111	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Arts Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(801) 531-1173	415	22	18.5	15.4%	313 (75.4%)	6 (1.4%)	55 (13.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	69.6	56^th of 182 public middle schools	69.2%		76.6	39^th of 210 public middle schools	81.4%	17				45.6	34.4	50.0	49.0	64.4	67.4	60.8	59.0	$7,589	$154	$7,435
Glendale Middle	Public	6-8	1430 W Andrew Ave	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 974-8320	678	39	17.5	97.2%	60 (8.8%)	49 (7.2%)	418 (61.7%)	46 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.4%)	20 (2.9%)	11.7	162^nd of 182 public middle schools	11.0%		10	194^th of 210 public middle schools	7.6%	32					11.1	19.2	23.9		26.4	24.6	41.3	$10,886	$1,449	$9,437
Clayton Middle	Public	7-8	1470 S 1900 E	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4810	567	30	18.9	28.7%	379 (66.8%)	13 (2.3%)	118 (20.8%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	26 (4.6%)	89.1	10^th of 182 public middle schools	94.5%		86.9	14^th of 210 public middle schools	93.3%	4						66.7	62.6			63.9	62.8	$9,283	$739	$8,544
Eisenhower Junior High	Public	6-9	4351 S Redwood Rd	Taylorsville	84123	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5154	1,036	46	22.3	55.6%	361 (34.8%)	56 (5.4%)	463 (44.7%)	48 (4.6%)	12 (1.2%)	46 (4.4%)	50 (4.8%)	21.4	146^th of 182 public middle schools	19.8%		13.7	181^st of 210 public middle schools	13.8%	35					11.4	29.9	41.0		39.2	28.5	37.7	$8,638	$857	$7,781
Hillcrest Junior High	Public	7-9	178 E. 5300 S.	Murray	84107	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 264-7442	696	32	21.7	46.3%	385 (55.3%)	37 (5.3%)	220 (31.6%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	30 (4.3%)	36.3	117^th of 182 public middle schools	35.7%		41.7	129^th of 210 public middle schools	38.6%	12	38.6	33.8	46.7			38.9	33.2			39.5	45.1	$8,461	$534	$7,928
Hillside Middle	Public	7-8	1825 S Nevada	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4828	485	23	20.8	25.8%	318 (65.6%)	18 (3.7%)	86 (17.7%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.0%)	86	16^th of 182 public middle schools	91.2%		76.4	40^th of 210 public middle schools	81.0%	24						65.3	53.8			61.2	65.1	$10,195	$810	$9,385
Olympus Junior High	Public	5-9	2217 E 4800 S	Salt Lake City	84117	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5224	807	31	26.1	12.5%	707 (87.6%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	85.9	17^th of 182 public middle schools	90.7%		84.9	22^nd of 210 public middle schools	89.5%	5					52.7	56.7	58.5		72.0	66.7	67.2	$8,300	$544	$7,756
Bonneville Junior High	Public	6-8	5330 S 1660 E	Salt Lake City	84117	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5124	636	25	25.1	40.1%	350 (55.0%)	31 (4.9%)	169 (26.6%)	42 (6.6%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	32 (5.0%)	32.7	121^st of 182 public middle schools	33.5%		32.6	144^th of 210 public middle schools	31.4%	23					27.6	31.9	35.2		41.9	43.9	45.4	$9,827	$723	$9,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite Park Junior High

Is Granite Park Junior High a good school?

Granite Park Junior High ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Utah middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Granite Park Junior High attend?

Students who attend Granite Park Junior High usually go on to attend Cottonwood High

What district is Granite Park Junior High in?

Granite District

How many students attend Granite Park Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Granite Park Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Granite Park Junior High?

Students at Granite Park Junior High are 52% Hispanic, 26% White, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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