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Northwest Middle

Public Grades 7-8

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Northwest Middle is a public middle school located in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving 579 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Salt Lake District, which is ranked 55 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Northwest Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Utah middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest Middle faces significant challenges in academic achievement, student engagement, and supporting its diverse student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Salt Lake District and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 15.6% of 7th-grade students and 12.9% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to 43.7% and 41% for the district, respectively. Additionally, Northwest Middle has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 32.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Clayton Middle and Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant, Northwest Middle significantly underperforms academically. These schools have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better support for student subgroups. Despite the school's challenges, Northwest Middle's per-student spending is on par with the nearby schools, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding or resources. Addressing the underlying social, economic, and educational barriers faced by the school community will likely require a targeted, data-driven approach.

542

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,366

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 W 1700 N
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

(801) 578-8547

District: Salt Lake District

Students who attend Northwest Middle usually attend:

High:	Innovations Early College High School
	West High

Feeder schools for Northwest Middle:

Elementary:	Backman School
	Escalante School
	Meadowlark School
	Newman School
	More...
	North Star School
	Rose Park School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

White:

8.3%

Pacific Islander:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg45%

Utah avg46%

179^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Salt Lake District

55^th of 93Salt Lake 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	4.3	179 of 182	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	207 of 210	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	211 of 216	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	199 of 209	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	213 of 213	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	205 of 222	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	144 of 172	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	177 of 206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	179 of 209	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	190 of 210	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	158 of 185	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	191 of 243	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.0	189 of 238	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	197 of 222	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	181 of 201	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	186 of 205	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	172 of 200	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	43 of 54	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	28 of 46	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	65 of 79	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	71 of 99	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	70 of 100	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	94 of 108	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	139 of 141	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	129 of 138	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	127 of 133	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	18.7	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)31st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-27 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Northwest Middle

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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
Northwest Middle	Public	7-8	1730 W 1700 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8547	542	36	15.1	87.1%	45 (8.3%)	26 (4.8%)	393 (72.5%)	22 (4.1%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.5%)	11 (2.0%)	4.3	179^th of 182 public middle schools	1.6%		2.8	207^th of 210 public middle schools	1.4%	28						15.6	12.9			19.0	24.4	$10,366	$1,431	$8,935
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant	Public	7-8	40 S 800 E	Salt Lake City	84102	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8118	348	23	15.2	69.8%	90 (25.9%)	23 (6.6%)	188 (54.0%)	11 (3.2%)	13 (3.7%)	14 (4.0%)	9 (2.6%)	14.2	158^th of 182 public middle schools	13.2%		21.4	172^nd of 210 public middle schools	18.1%	14						26.6	23.9			28.1	33.6	$11,798	$1,486	$10,312
South Davis Junior High	Public	7-9	298 W 2600 S	Bountiful	84010	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6400	953	41	23.1	22.4%	711 (74.6%)	14 (1.5%)	162 (17.0%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.3%)	28 (2.9%)	33.2	120^th of 182 public middle schools	34.1%		28.6	154^th of 210 public middle schools	26.7%	34	43.9	38.4	36.9			49.8	27.8			39.7	29.5	$8,077	$447	$7,629
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
Millcreek Junior High	Public	7-9	245 E 1000 S	Bountiful	84010	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6200	673	26	25.8	17.1%	547 (81.3%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (10.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (3.0%)	25 (3.7%)	77.7	35^th of 182 public middle schools	80.8%		60.8	78^th of 210 public middle schools	62.9%	43	50.0	42.0	52.7			52.1	55.5			57.9	60.2	$8,844	$541	$8,302
Mueller Park Junior High	Public	7-9	995 E 1800 S	Bountiful	84010	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6300	1,090	42	25.7	15.0%	867 (79.5%)	15 (1.4%)	128 (11.7%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.0%)	36 (3.3%)	60.2	73^rd of 182 public middle schools	59.9%		60.6	79^th of 210 public middle schools	62.4%	6	41.9	45.0	54.4			49.6	40.8			48.8	54.8	$7,397	$487	$6,910
Bountiful Junior High	Public	7-9	30 W 400 N	Bountiful	84010	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6000	630	29	21.4	24.1%	465 (73.8%)	12 (1.9%)	98 (15.6%)	10 (1.6%)	8 (1.3%)	13 (2.1%)	24 (3.8%)	28	135^th of 182 public middle schools	25.8%		26.9	157^th of 210 public middle schools	25.2%	22	40.3	50.0	34.8			46.4	27.2			36.8	25.4	$8,601	$498	$8,104
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Middle

How many students attend Northwest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Northwest Middle.

Is Northwest Middle a good school?

Northwest Middle ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Utah middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Middle?

Students at Northwest Middle are 73% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Northwest Middle in?

Salt Lake District

What high school do graduates of Northwest Middle attend?

Students who attend Northwest Middle usually go on to attend Innovations Early College High School

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