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John F. Kennedy Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Utah middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Junior High is a public middle school in West Valley City, Utah, serving 833 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in the state.

Academically, John F. Kennedy Junior High consistently underperforms compared to the Granite District and state averages on RISE assessments for Math, Science, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.8% of 6th graders, 14.7% of 7th graders, and 7.6% of 8th graders were proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to 24.1%, 27.4%, and 29.4% for the Granite District, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 32.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.24% to 68.79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Granite District, such as Eisenhower Junior High, Bennion Junior High, and Kearns Junior High, also struggle academically and have similar demographic profiles to John F. Kennedy Junior High. However, some of these schools, like Bennion Junior High, perform slightly better on assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the Granite District's low overall ranking, the per-student spending at John F. Kennedy Junior High is on par with or higher than the nearby schools, suggesting that funding and resources may not be the primary driver of the school's underperformance.

772

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,473

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4495 S 4800 W
West Valley City, UT 84120

(385) 646-5214

District: Granite District

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Junior High usually attend:

High:

Hunter High

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Junior High:

Elementary:	Academy Park School
	Hunter School
	Jackling School
	Silver Hills School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

White:

32.4%

Pacific Islander:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (16% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

180^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	3.8	180 of 182	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	203 of 210	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	205 of 216	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	198 of 209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	204 of 213	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	201 of 222	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	167 of 172	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	200 of 206	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	203 of 209	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	203 of 210	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	175 of 185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	232 of 243	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	225 of 238	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	209 of 222	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	186 of 201	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	190 of 200	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	37 of 46	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	71 of 79	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	84 of 99	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	87 of 100	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	123 of 138	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	122 of 133	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	158 of 159	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	181 of 183	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	174 of 191	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	172 of 191	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-29 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

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by a teacher
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

This is a terrible school to work for. All resources go to electives and special ed. Principal Stevens especially hates math and math teachers, which is why they can't keep good teachers. WARNING! Do not work at this school! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Terrible Administration!!! Close Quote

Schools Near John F. Kennedy 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 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th 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
John F. Kennedy Junior High	Public	6-8	4495 S 4800 W	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5214	772	34	22.7	64.2%	250 (32.4%)	39 (5.1%)	390 (50.5%)	15 (1.9%)	9 (1.2%)	40 (5.2%)	29 (3.8%)	3.8	180^th of 182 public middle schools	1.1%		4.8	203^rd of 210 public middle schools	3.3%	23				9.8	14.7	7.6	18.2	24.8	22.0	$9,473	$950	$8,523
Kearns Junior High	Public	6-8	4040 West Sam's Blvd	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5204	732	40	18.3	69.0%	216 (29.5%)	28 (3.8%)	426 (58.2%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (4.0%)	20 (2.7%)	4.8	178^th of 182 public middle schools	2.2%		5.5	200^th of 210 public middle schools	4.8%	22				10.8	17.8	10.1	23.1	22.7	26.4	$10,195	$1,161	$9,034
Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	4195 S 3200 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5234	546	24	22.3	63.2%	128 (23.4%)	32 (5.9%)	300 (54.9%)	15 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	50 (9.2%)	15 (2.7%)	5.9	176^th of 182 public middle schools	3.3%		8.2	198^th of 210 public middle schools	5.7%	22					19.6	18.6		20.5	22.0	$10,075	$960	$9,115
Hunter Junior High	Public	7-8	6131 W 3785 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5184	667	30	22.1	52.5%	209 (31.3%)	22 (3.3%)	305 (45.7%)	42 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (9.1%)	24 (3.6%)	15	157^th of 182 public middle schools	13.7%		11.3	190^th of 210 public middle schools	9.5%	33					25.6	18.2		30.1	38.7	$8,557	$925	$7,632
Thomas Jefferson Junior High	Public	6-8	5850 S 5600 W	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5194	915	40	22.6	49.0%	350 (38.3%)	21 (2.3%)	441 (48.2%)	21 (2.3%)	10 (1.1%)	41 (4.5%)	31 (3.4%)	11.5	163^rd of 182 public middle schools	10.4%		10.2	192^nd of 210 public middle schools	8.6%	29				14.1	19.3	16.9	33.0	30.3	38.1	$9,371	$818	$8,552
West Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	3400 S 3450 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5254	724	34	21.2	64.2%	201 (27.8%)	30 (4.1%)	415 (57.3%)	22 (3.0%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (4.1%)	20 (2.8%)	7.7	171^st of 182 public middle schools	6.0%		9.3	197^th of 210 public middle schools	6.2%	26					20.1	14.4		25.0	30.2	$10,109	$1,771	$8,338
Bennion Junior High	Public	6-9	6055 S 2700 W	Taylorsville	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5114	1,022	42	24.4	37.8%	589 (57.6%)	30 (2.9%)	272 (26.6%)	29 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	40 (3.9%)	58 (5.7%)	30.4	129^th of 182 public middle schools	29.1%		41.3	131^st of 210 public middle schools	37.6%	2				27.4	18.7	36.9	45.9	40.2	46.1	$8,385	$738	$7,647
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
Scott M Matheson Junior High	Public	7-8	3650 S Montclair St	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5290	1,051	41	25.4	52.3%	427 (40.6%)	27 (2.6%)	511 (48.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.0%)	41 (3.9%)	3.2	181^st of 182 public middle schools	0.5%		5.1	202^nd of 210 public middle schools	3.8%	21					19.8	9.2		15.5	17.6	$8,584	$892	$7,693
West Hills Middle	Public	7-9	8270 So 5290 W	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2300	1,169	52	22.6	32.8%	672 (57.5%)	22 (1.9%)	350 (29.9%)	30 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	32 (2.7%)	58 (5.0%)	16.4	151^st of 182 public middle schools	17.0%		21.2	173^rd of 210 public middle schools	17.6%	22	36.6	31.3	33.7		25.6	20.2		34.4	36.4	$7,372	$480	$6,891

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Junior High

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy Junior High?

Students at John F. Kennedy Junior High are 51% Hispanic, 32% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of John F. Kennedy Junior High attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Junior High usually go on to attend Hunter High

Is John F. Kennedy Junior High a good school?

John F. Kennedy Junior High ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Utah middle schools.

What district is John F. Kennedy Junior High in?

Granite District

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 772 students attended John F. Kennedy Junior High.

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