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John F. Kennedy Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Utah middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Junior High is a public school in West Valley City serving 772 students in Grades 6–8 through the Granite District, in an area with relatively high economic need.

The school’s biggest concern is academic performance. In 2025–26, it ranked 215th out of 217 Utah middle schools, placing it in the 1st percentile with zero stars. Average proficiency was 20.9% in English Language Arts, 13.7% in mathematics, and 23.6% in science—well below statewide averages of approximately 44.5%, 41.0%, and 52.2%. Grade 6 is the most urgent transition point, especially mathematics, where only 7.4% of students were proficient. Results have been persistently low over several years, although Grade 8 mathematics improved from 7.6% to 18.8% and some science results also increased. Nearby Bennion Junior High outperformed Kennedy in all nine tested grade-subject areas and ranked 163rd statewide. Schools with similar free/reduced-price lunch rates, including Valley Junior High, West Lake Junior High, and Kearns Junior High, generally posted stronger overall results.

Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism fell to 19.3% in 2024–25, below both the district’s 30.6% and Utah’s 23.8%. The student-teacher ratio also improved to 22.7. English Language Learners are another relative bright spot, ranking in the 32nd percentile statewide, considerably better than Kennedy’s overall standing. Still, nearly one in five students was chronically absent, and improved attendance has not yet translated into broad academic gains. For families comparing local options, Eisenhower Junior High, Scott M. Matheson Junior High, and the other nearby schools provide useful context, but Kennedy’s clearest needs are stronger Grade 6 transition support, foundational math instruction, literacy, and sustained intervention for economically disadvantaged students.

772

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,473

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4495 S 4800 W
West Valley City, UT 84120

(385) 646-5214

District: Granite District

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Junior High usually attend:

High:

Hunter High

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Junior High:

Elementary:	Academy Park School
	Hunter School
	Jackling School
	Silver Hills School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

White:

32.4%

Pacific Islander:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

215^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Middle Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 92Granite 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	5.1	215 of 217	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	180 of 182	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	203 of 210	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	205 of 216	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	198 of 209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	204 of 213	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	201 of 222	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	167 of 172	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	200 of 206	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	203 of 209	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	203 of 210	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	175 of 185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	232 of 243	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	225 of 238	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	209 of 222	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	186 of 201	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	190 of 200	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	37 of 46	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	71 of 79	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	84 of 99	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	87 of 100	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	132 of 139	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	123 of 138	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	122 of 133	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	181 of 186	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	158 of 159	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	181 of 183	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	174 of 191	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	172 of 191	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)32nd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-29 vs state

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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by a teacher
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

This is a terrible school to work for. All resources go to electives and special ed. Principal Stevens especially hates math and math teachers, which is why they can't keep good teachers. WARNING! Do not work at this school! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Terrible Administration!!! Close Quote

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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
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%)	5.1	215^th of 217 public middle schools	0.9%		3.8	180^th of 182 public middle schools	1.1%	35				13.7	20.9	28.1	7.4	14.9	18.8	18.3	25.4	27.2	$9,473	$950	$8,523
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%)	6.9	205^th of 217 public middle schools	5.5%		4.8	178^th of 182 public middle schools	2.2%	27				23.7	20.5	28.1	15.8	16.8	12.5	33.1	22.8	33.2	$10,195	$1,161	$9,034
Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	4195 S 3200 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5234	546	24	22.3	63.2%	128 (23.4%)	32 (5.9%)	300 (54.9%)	15 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	50 (9.2%)	15 (2.7%)	6.6	208^th of 217 public middle schools	4.1%		5.9	176^th of 182 public middle schools	3.3%	32				17.2	23.8	23.3	8.8	24.6	19.5	29.0	29.4	24.5	$10,075	$960	$9,115
Hunter Junior High	Public	7-8	6131 W 3785 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5184	667	30	22.1	52.5%	209 (31.3%)	22 (3.3%)	305 (45.7%)	42 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (9.1%)	24 (3.6%)	12	192^nd of 217 public middle schools	11.5%		15	157^th of 182 public middle schools	13.7%	35				24.5	26.7	31.4	16.8	22.4	14.7	36.8	33.8	39.1	$8,557	$925	$7,632
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%)	11.6	193^rd of 217 public middle schools	11.1%		11.5	163^rd of 182 public middle schools	10.4%	30				17.6	22.2	35.5	12.3	15.5	28.8	30.5	28.4	39.2	$9,371	$818	$8,552
West Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	3400 S 3450 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5254	724	34	21.2	64.2%	201 (27.8%)	30 (4.1%)	415 (57.3%)	22 (3.0%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (4.1%)	20 (2.8%)	6.6	207^th of 217 public middle schools	4.6%		7.7	171^st of 182 public middle schools	6.0%	36				19.3	23.7	30.1	9.4	10.0	15.1	36.2	26.4	28.5	$10,109	$1,771	$8,338
Bennion Junior High	Public	6-9	6055 S 2700 W	Taylorsville	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5114	1,022	42	24.4	37.8%	589 (57.6%)	30 (2.9%)	272 (26.6%)	29 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	40 (3.9%)	58 (5.7%)	28.2	163^rd of 217 public middle schools	24.9%		30.4	129^th of 182 public middle schools	29.1%	34				36.5	34.2	38.6	22.4	28.6	36.2	50.0	35.2	47.9	$8,385	$738	$7,647
Eisenhower Junior High	Public	6-9	4351 S Redwood Rd	Taylorsville	84123	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5154	1,036	46	22.3	55.6%	361 (34.8%)	56 (5.4%)	463 (44.7%)	48 (4.6%)	12 (1.2%)	46 (4.4%)	50 (4.8%)	10.5	195^th of 217 public middle schools	10.1%		21.4	146^th of 182 public middle schools	19.8%	49				17.4	26.1	25.3	13.3	24.5	32.6	31.2	26.9	31.7	$8,638	$857	$7,781
Scott M Matheson Junior High	Public	7-8	3650 S Montclair St	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5290	1,051	41	25.4	52.3%	427 (40.6%)	27 (2.6%)	511 (48.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.0%)	41 (3.9%)	5.3	214^th of 217 public middle schools	1.4%		3.2	181^st of 182 public middle schools	0.5%	33				15.3	21.4	21.2	17.8	21.1	18.3	33.8	18.6	19.8	$8,584	$892	$7,693
West Hills Middle	Public	7-9	8270 S Grizzly Rd	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%)	17.2	181^st of 217 public middle schools	16.6%		16.4	151^st of 182 public middle schools	17.0%	30	37.9	37.9	38.3		33.3	32.9		25.6	21.7		33.7	36.9	$7,372	$480	$6,891

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Junior High

Is John F. Kennedy Junior High a good school?

John F. Kennedy Junior High ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Utah middle schools.

What district is John F. Kennedy Junior High in?

Granite District

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy Junior High?

Students at John F. Kennedy Junior High are 51% Hispanic, 32% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 772 students attended John F. Kennedy Junior High.

What high school do graduates of John F. Kennedy Junior High attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Junior High usually go on to attend Hunter High

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