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Kearns Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Kearns Junior High is a public school serving 732 students in grades 6–8 in Kearns, Utah, within the Granite District. The school serves a relatively high-need community: 68.99% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, the highest rate among the listed nearby schools. Kearns ranked 205th out of 217 Utah schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 6th percentile statewide. That is still a very low position, although it improved from the 2nd percentile the previous year.

Mathematics is the clearest academic concern. In 2025–26, proficiency averaged 15.0% across grades 6–8, compared with 27.2% in the district and 41.0% statewide. Eighth-grade math was especially weak, with 12.5% of students proficient—less than half the Granite District rate. English Language Arts proficiency averaged 24.1%, and science averaged 29.7%, both below district and state averages. Science showed more encouraging progress than math, including a 10-point gain in sixth grade. Kearns is not the lowest-performing school in every comparison: it ranked ahead of Valley Junior High, West Lake Junior High, and John F. Kennedy Junior High, while nearby Bennion Junior High was substantially stronger overall.

Chronic absenteeism improved from 43.0% in 2022–23 to 30.0% in 2024–25, but remains above Utah’s 23.8% rate and may interfere with steady academic progress. Kearns reported the lowest student-teacher ratio among the nearby schools, at 18.3, suggesting relatively favorable staffing capacity, though that does not guarantee smaller classes or stronger instruction. Overall, the most important priorities appear to be eighth- and seventh-grade mathematics, attendance support, and more effective coordination of existing resources, particularly for students needing additional academic or special education support.

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 — 15th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

205^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	6.9	205 of 217	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.4	33 of 56	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.5	71 of 106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.3	110 of 139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.4	174 of 186	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+15 vs school

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

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-23 vs state

English Language Arts24%-20 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	12.7	190^th of 217 public middle schools	12.4%		13.5	159^th of 182 public middle schools	12.6%	31	27.1	19.9	34.2		30.6	30.4		13.8	22.0		32.0	33.3	$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

How many students attend Kearns Junior High?

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

Is Kearns Junior High a good school?

Kearns Junior High ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Utah middle schools.

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