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Sunset Ridge Middle

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Sunset Ridge Middle ranks 90 th of 182 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-9

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Sunset Ridge Middle is a public middle school in West Jordan, Utah, serving 1,379 students in grades 7-9. While the school is part of the Jordan School District, which is ranked 48 out of 93 districts in the state, Sunset Ridge Middle has had a mixed performance history, ranking between 87 and 134 out of 172 to 222 Utah middle schools over the past 10 years.

Academically, Sunset Ridge Middle's proficiency rates on RISE and Utah Aspire Plus tests are generally below the Jordan District and Utah state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 7th grade math proficiency rate was 40.4%, compared to the district's 44.2% and the state's 45.4%. Sunset Ridge Middle also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

However, the school has shown some signs of improvement, with its statewide ranking increasing from 119 out of 213 Utah middle schools in 2020-2021 to 90 out of 182 in 2024-2025. Additionally, Sunset Ridge Middle has performed relatively well in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 30 and top 9 out of Utah middle schools, respectively, in recent years. By addressing these areas and learning from the practices of successful neighboring schools like South Jordan Middle, Mountain Creek Middle School, and Elk Ridge Middle, Sunset Ridge Middle may be able to enhance its overall performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.

1,377

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,805

Per pupil spending ?

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6881 W 8200 S
West Jordan, UT 84081

(801) 412-2475

District: Jordan District

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:

Copper Hills High

Feeder schools for Sunset Ridge Middle:

Elementary:	Fox Hollow School
	Oakcrest School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

29.0%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the Utah median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Utah avg45%

90^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Middle Schools in the Jordan District

48^th of 93Jordan 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	53.2	90 of 182	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	133 of 210	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	130 of 216	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	130 of 209	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	119 of 213	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	87 of 222	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	109 of 172	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	115 of 206	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	134 of 209	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	114 of 210	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	104 of 185	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	172 of 243	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.1	169 of 238	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.8	151 of 222	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	125 of 201	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	144 of 205	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.7	161 of 200	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	11 of 46	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	16 of 46	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	30 of 79	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	35 of 99	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	42 of 100	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	44 of 108	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	104 of 141	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	99 of 138	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	87 of 133	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	23 of 47	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	54 of 159	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	91 of 183	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	106 of 191	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	134 of 191	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+3 vs state

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 26, 2018

This school has a huge bullying problem and the faculty does absolutely nothing about it. After 2 yes of my daughter being extremely bullied and numerous others I know of I am pulling her out. It's a joke to get any help. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

GREAT SCHOOL ... LOVE IT... Close Quote

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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
Sunset Ridge Middle	Public	7-9	6881 W 8200 S	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2475	1,377	56	24.6	24.4%	833 (60.5%)	22 (1.6%)	400 (29.0%)	22 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.8%)	60 (4.4%)	53.2	90^th of 182 public middle schools	50.5%		40.9	133^rd of 210 public middle schools	36.7%	43	47.0	48.2	52.7		40.4	40.2		45.3	57.7	$6,805	$468	$6,337
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
Mountain Creek Middle School	Public	7-9	5325 W Bingham Rim Road	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1000	1,313	55	23.8	14.1%	955 (72.7%)	17 (1.3%)	232 (17.7%)	21 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	72 (5.5%)	84.6	23^rd of 182 public middle schools	87.4%		70.8	55^th of 210 public middle schools	73.8%	32	51.8	54.1	55.4		65.8	57.5		56.8	62.9
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
Elk Ridge Middle	Public	7-9	3659 W 9800 S	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2800	1,151	49	23.2	18.2%	837 (72.7%)	11 (1.0%)	161 (14.0%)	51 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.9%)	57 (5.0%)	85.2	19^th of 182 public middle schools	89.6%		79.3	32^nd of 210 public middle schools	84.8%	13	55.1	63.0	63.4		59.5	59.0		67.0	59.4	$7,517	$415	$7,102
Joel P. Jensen Middle	Public	7-9	8105 S 3200 W	West Jordan	84088	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2850	760	39	19.5	49.9%	329 (43.3%)	12 (1.6%)	330 (43.4%)	15 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.2%)	37 (4.9%)	13.5	159^th of 182 public middle schools	12.6%		12.6	184^th of 210 public middle schools	12.4%	25	34.1	17.1	35.1		17.4	25.8		24.5	37.6	$8,280	$773	$7,508
Copper Mountain Middle	Public	7-9	12106 Anthem Park Blvd	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1200	1,093	49	22.5	28.9%	677 (61.9%)	16 (1.5%)	286 (26.2%)	14 (1.3%)	10 (0.9%)	24 (2.2%)	66 (6.0%)	42.6	107^th of 182 public middle schools	41.2%		40.2	134^th of 210 public middle schools	36.2%	27	59.9	52.1	64.6		40.6	22.4		52.4	47.2	$6,435	$246	$6,188
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
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
South Jordan Middle	Public	7-9	10245 S 2700 W	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2900	1,182	51	23.3	12.1%	935 (79.1%)	6 (0.5%)	130 (11.0%)	28 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	25 (2.1%)	53 (4.5%)	71.1	49^th of 182 public middle schools	73.1%		72.3	52^nd of 210 public middle schools	75.2%	3	52.2	52.3	67.2		39.9	49.9		56.7	72.2	$7,710	$466	$7,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Ridge Middle

How many students attend Sunset Ridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,377 students attended Sunset Ridge Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Ridge Middle?

Students at Sunset Ridge Middle are 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Sunset Ridge Middle a good school?

Sunset Ridge Middle ranks 90^th of 182 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sunset Ridge Middle in?

Jordan District

What high school do graduates of Sunset Ridge Middle attend?

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Copper Hills High

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