Middle Schools in Jordan District

Jordan District includes 14 middle schools serving a wide range of students and grade levels. Twelve are traditional schools serving grades 7–9, while Juniper serves grades 4–6 and Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle serves grades 7–8 online. The schools enroll about 14,300 students overall. Districtwide performance varies considerably, from top statewide schools to campuses needing significant academic and attendance support. Jordan District ranks 52nd among Utah’s 92 districts, but that district ranking does not represent the performance of each individual school.

Elk Ridge Middle is the clear academic leader, ranking 12th out of 217 Utah schools, earning five stars, and averaging about 64% proficiency across reported subjects. Fort Herriman Middle, Mountain Creek Middle School, Oquirrh Hills Middle, and South Jordan Middle also rank in the top quarter statewide. South Jordan stands out for the lowest traditional-school chronic absenteeism rate, at 7.4%, while Fort Herriman and Oquirrh Hills also combine strong results with low absenteeism. Science is generally the strongest subject among higher-performing schools, while mathematics is more uneven, especially in ninth grade.

Parents comparing schools should give particular attention to Joel P. Jensen Middle, which ranks 190th and has the highest traditional-school absenteeism rate at 36.1%, as well as West Hills Middle and West Jordan Middle, both of which have low proficiency across subjects. Copper Mountain Middle has a particularly serious eighth-grade mathematics concern. South Hills Middle has improved over the longer term, while Sunset Ridge Middle and Hidden Valley Middle fall in the middle range. The reported 0.4% absenteeism rate at West Jordan is unusual and should be verified before drawing conclusions.