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Wasatch Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Wasatch Junior High is a public middle school located in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 813 students. As part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in the state, Wasatch Junior High has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Utah, ranking within the top 31 schools in the state for the past several years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.

Wasatch Junior High significantly outperforms the Granite District and the state of Utah in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 56.8% of 6th graders, 58.7% of 7th graders, and 63.6% of 8th graders were proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to 24.1% and 36.4% for the Granite District and Utah, respectively. Additionally, Wasatch Junior High has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the Granite District, ranging from 15.6% to 32.7% over the past few years, and a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 12.14% to 13.04% over the past few years.

When comparing Wasatch Junior High to the nearby schools within the Granite District, such as Salt Lake Arts Academy, Hillcrest Junior High, and Butler Middle, it is clear that Wasatch outperforms these schools academically, with significantly higher test scores and a higher ranking within the state. This suggests Wasatch Junior High may be a more desirable option for families seeking a high-performing middle school in the area.

829

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,537

Per pupil spending ?

11%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3750 S 3100 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84109

(385) 646-5244

District: Granite District

Students who attend Wasatch Junior High usually attend:

High:

Skyline High

Feeder schools for Wasatch Junior High:

Elementary:

Upland Terrace School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Asian:

11.6%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (68% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Utah middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Granite District

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

3^rd of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	91.5	3 of 182	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	5 of 210	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	16 of 216	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	31 of 209	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	29 of 213	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	11 of 222	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.5	27 of 172	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	18 of 206	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	84.2	14 of 209	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.7	6 of 210	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	89.6	7 of 185	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	78.8	14 of 243	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	9 of 238	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	17 of 222	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	78.5	16 of 201	92.0%	★★★★★
2009	78.2	18 of 205	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	72.9	29 of 200	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	77.9	22 of 141	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	18 of 159	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	16 of 183	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	36 of 191	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	43 of 191	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)84th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+24 vs state

Mathematics60%+19 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 14, 2020

GT teachers are the worst, especially English, don’t put your child in the GT program it’s not worth the heartache, no help from the principle. Close Quote

Schools Near Wasatch 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
Wasatch Junior High	Public	6-8	3750 S 3100 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5244	829	32	25.6	11.0%	604 (72.9%)	5 (0.6%)	60 (7.2%)	96 (11.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	91.5	3^rd of 182 public middle schools	98.4%		91.1	5^th of 210 public middle schools	97.6%	2				56.8	58.7	63.6	82.3	71.3	72.6	$8,537	$609	$7,927
Churchill Junior High	Public	6-8	3450 E 4275 S	Salt Lake City	84124	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5144	521	20	25.4	8.3%	424 (81.4%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	83.2	27^th of 182 public middle schools	85.2%		80.8	27^th of 210 public middle schools	87.1%					44.7	49.7	63.8	73.7	68.2	72.1	$9,467	$565	$8,902
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Butler Middle	Public	6-8	7530 S 2700 E	Salt Lake City	84121	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-6800	913	40	22.7	16.8%	656 (71.9%)	6 (0.7%)	128 (14.0%)	21 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.4%)	83 (9.1%)	84.1	25^th of 182 public middle schools	86.3%		90.4	6^th of 210 public middle schools	97.1%	19				38.4	57.3	66.9	73.6	66.7	76.1	$8,622	$484	$8,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Wasatch Junior High

What district is Wasatch Junior High in?

Granite District

Is Wasatch Junior High a good school?

Yes! Wasatch Junior High is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 182 Utah middle schools.

How many students attend Wasatch Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Wasatch Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Wasatch Junior High attend?

Students who attend Wasatch Junior High usually go on to attend Skyline High

What is the racial makeup of Wasatch Junior High?

Students at Wasatch Junior High are 73% White, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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