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Union Middle

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Union Middle ranks 156 th of 217 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Union Middle is a large public school in Sandy, Utah, serving approximately 911 students in grades 6–8 within the Canyons District. It serves a relatively economically mixed community and has a much larger enrollment than many middle schools in the area. Although the district ranks 36th out of 92 Utah districts, Union’s latest school results are considerably weaker than the district’s overall standing and than most nearby Canyons schools.

Union’s statewide ranking fell from the 75th percentile in 2021–22 to the 28th percentile in 2025–26, when it ranked 156th of 217 schools. Academic performance is below the district average in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Average proficiency was about 34.8% in ELA, 31.0% in math, and 46.8% in science, with sixth-grade math especially weak at 20.4%. By comparison, Albion Middle, Butler Middle, and Eastmont Middle generally posted much higher results. Union was usually stronger than Midvale Middle, but it was closer to Midvale than to the higher-performing Canyons schools.

There are some encouraging signs. Eighth-grade science was Union’s strongest recent result, with 54.9% proficiency—above the Utah rate of 50.8%—and the school’s special education subgroup ranked in the 85th percentile in 2023–24. Reported chronic absenteeism was exceptionally low, ranging from 0.2% to 0.7% in recent years, though those figures should be verified because they differ sharply from district and peer-school rates. The broad academic decline, including a low-SES subgroup ranking of the 22nd percentile, suggests that Union’s main needs involve schoolwide instructional consistency, foundational math, student support, and possibly staffing capacity. Its recent history of stronger performance indicates that improvement is possible.

911

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,877

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 E 8000 S
Sandy, UT 84070

(801) 826-1500

District: Canyons District

Students who attend Union Middle usually attend:

High:

Hillcrest High

Feeder schools for Union Middle:

Elementary:	East Sandy School
	Midvalley School
	Peruvian Park School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Canyons District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg52%

Utah avg46%

156^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle Schools in the Canyons District

36^th of 92Canyons 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
2026	30.8	156 of 217	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	110 of 182	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	105 of 210	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	62 of 216	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	53 of 209	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	59 of 213	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	56 of 222	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	35 of 172	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	59.6	85 of 206	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.4	122 of 209	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	132 of 210	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	111 of 185	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	186 of 243	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.2	178 of 238	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	184 of 222	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	31 of 56	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	28 of 54	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.7	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	62 of 106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	39 of 79	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	51 of 106	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	20 of 100	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	108 of 139	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	65 of 108	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	85 of 141	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	38 of 138	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	35 of 133	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	128 of 186	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	100 of 159	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	67 of 183	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	35 of 191	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	28 of 191	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)85th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science47%-5 vs state

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)	RISE English Language Arts (2026)			RISE Mathematics (2026)			RISE Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th 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
Union Middle	Public	6-8	615 E 8000 S	Sandy	84070	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-1500	911	39	23.2	36.1%	568 (62.3%)	18 (2.0%)	236 (25.9%)	17 (1.9%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	55 (6.0%)	30.8	156^th of 217 public middle schools	28.1%		41.5	110^th of 182 public middle schools	39.6%	46				28.8	33.5	42.0	20.4	42.3	30.3	48.3	37.3	54.9	$8,877	$488	$8,389
Mt. Jordan Middle	Public	6-8	9351 S. Mountaineer Ln.	Sandy	84070	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-7400	757	37	20.3	39.8%	402 (53.1%)	10 (1.3%)	284 (37.5%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	32 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$9,074	$690	$8,384
Eastmont Middle	Public	6-8	10100 S 1300 E	Sandy	84094	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-7000	515	28	18.7	29.3%	384 (74.6%)	9 (1.7%)	77 (15.0%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.7%)	21 (4.1%)	70.6	55^th of 217 public middle schools	74.7%		70.6	51^st of 182 public middle schools	72.0%	4				44.7	50.7	61.2	34.3	58.4	50.3	64.1	59.9	65.7	$9,306	$854	$8,452
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%)	83.6	26^th of 217 public middle schools	88.0%		84.1	25^th of 182 public middle schools	86.3%	1				47.7	57.0	71.6	38.3	60.5	73.0	77.2	72.1	82.0	$8,622	$484	$8,138
Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle	Public, Virtual	7-8	7905 South Redwood Road	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 567-8440	132	8	15.6	32.6%	84 (63.6%)	4 (3.0%)	27 (20.5%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	6 (4.5%)	6 (4.5%)	8.6	202^nd of 217 public middle schools	6.9%					(n/a)					23.2	32.1		19.5	18.9		25.0	27.8
Riverview Junior High	Public	7-9	751 W Tripp Lane	Murray	84123	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 264-7446	614	28	21.8	25.4%	436 (71.0%)	5 (0.8%)	111 (18.1%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.6%)	35 (5.7%)	49.1	106^th of 217 public middle schools	51.2%		59.9	74^th of 182 public middle schools	59.3%	32	54.5	41.8	50.0		42.7	49.7		38.1	51.7		38.5	47.0	$9,665	$509	$9,157
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%)	39.7	128^th of 217 public middle schools	41.0%		36.3	117^th of 182 public middle schools	35.7%	11	45.4	45.8	57.2		39.9	40.0		44.8	34.7		41.2	46.0	$8,461	$534	$7,928
Albion Middle	Public	6-8	2755 E Newcastle Dr	Sandy	84093	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-6700	943	41	23.2	9.5%	815 (86.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	49 (5.2%)	86.3	18^th of 217 public middle schools	91.7%		89.2	8^th of 182 public middle schools	95.6%	10				57.7	63.9	71.0	42.9	58.6	60.5	79.4	64.2	74.5	$8,029	$485	$7,544
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%)	35.4	143^rd of 217 public middle schools	34.1%		32.7	121^st of 182 public middle schools	33.5%	22				31.3	36.7	45.4	25.7	43.1	30.8	47.7	45.3	50.6	$9,827	$723	$9,104
West Jordan Middle	Public	7-9	7550 S 1700 W	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2100	1,000	49	20.5	48.1%	543 (54.3%)	14 (1.4%)	345 (34.5%)	17 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	29 (2.9%)	44 (4.4%)	24.1	168^th of 217 public middle schools	22.6%		20.9	148^th of 182 public middle schools	18.7%	20	37.4	23.9	40.6		33.2	35.8		27.2	23.1		41.6	43.5	$8,944	$400	$8,545

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Middle

What high school do graduates of Union Middle attend?

Students who attend Union Middle usually go on to attend Hillcrest High

Is Union Middle a good school?

Union Middle ranks 156^th of 217 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Union Middle?

Students at Union Middle are 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Union Middle in?

Canyons District

How many students attend Union Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 911 students attended Union Middle.

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