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Kearns Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Kearns Junior High is a public middle school in Kearns, Utah, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 792 students. The school is part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kearns Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Utah middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 178-214 out of 182-222 schools and a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kearns Junior High significantly underperforms compared to the Granite District and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.8% of 6th graders, 17.8% of 7th graders, and 10.1% of 8th graders were proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to the Granite District scores of 24.1%, 27.4%, and 29.4%, respectively, and the state averages of 36.4%, 45.4%, and 40.3%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 32.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Kearns Junior High has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, compared to the Granite District average of 62.8% and the Jordan District average of 46.49% for nearby schools.

Kearns Junior High's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, the school ranked 60th out of 79 Utah middle schools for Hispanic students and 30th out of 39 for English Language Learner students, indicating significant achievement gaps. Interestingly, Kearns Junior High performs significantly worse than the nearby schools in the Granite District, such as Eisenhower Junior High, West Lake Junior High, and Thomas Jefferson Junior High, which all have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

732

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,195

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4040 West Sam's Blvd
Kearns, UT 84118

(385) 646-5204

District: Granite District

Students who attend Kearns Junior High usually attend:

High:

Kearns High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

White:

29.5%

Pacific Islander:

4.0%

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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 avg33%

Utah avg46%

178^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 ?

13^th of 15Middle Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 93Granite 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	4.8	178 of 182	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	200 of 210	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	202 of 216	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	194 of 209	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	201 of 213	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	214 of 222	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	159 of 172	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	190 of 206	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	178 of 209	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	188 of 210	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	176 of 185	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	221 of 243	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	38.8	184 of 238	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	201 of 222	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	171 of 201	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	176 of 205	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	179 of 200	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	36 of 54	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	60 of 79	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	70 of 99	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	79 of 100	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	95 of 108	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	129 of 141	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	116 of 138	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	112 of 133	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	38 of 47	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	155 of 159	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	179 of 183	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	175 of 191	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	171 of 191	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2024)19th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-27 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Kearns Junior High

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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
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
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%)	30.4	129^th of 182 public middle schools	29.1%		41.3	131^st of 210 public middle schools	37.6%	2				27.4	18.7	36.9	45.9	40.2	46.1	$8,385	$738	$7,647
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%)	5.9	176^th of 182 public middle schools	3.3%		8.2	198^th of 210 public middle schools	5.7%	22					19.6	18.6		20.5	22.0	$10,075	$960	$9,115
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
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%)	21.4	146^th of 182 public middle schools	19.8%		13.7	181^st of 210 public middle schools	13.8%	35				11.4	29.9	41.0	39.2	28.5	37.7	$8,638	$857	$7,781
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%)	7.7	171^st of 182 public middle schools	6.0%		9.3	197^th of 210 public middle schools	6.2%	26					20.1	14.4		25.0	30.2	$10,109	$1,771	$8,338
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%)	15	157^th of 182 public middle schools	13.7%		11.3	190^th of 210 public middle schools	9.5%	33					25.6	18.2		30.1	38.7	$8,557	$925	$7,632
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%)	20.9	148^th of 182 public middle schools	18.7%		12.1	188^th of 210 public middle schools	10.5%	40	33.9	20.9	34.4		25.7	23.0		39.3	37.9	$8,944	$400	$8,545
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kearns Junior High

What district is Kearns Junior High in?

Granite District

What is the racial makeup of Kearns Junior High?

Students at Kearns Junior High are 58% Hispanic, 30% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Kearns Junior High attend?

Students who attend Kearns Junior High usually go on to attend Kearns High

Is Kearns Junior High a good school?

Kearns Junior High ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Utah middle schools.

How many students attend Kearns Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Kearns Junior High.

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