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Olympus Junior High

Public Grades 5-9

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Olympus Junior High is a high-performing public middle school in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving grades 5-9 with a student population of 790. The school consistently outperforms its district, the Granite School District, and the state of Utah in academic achievement, ranking among the top 20 middle schools in Utah for the past several years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in multiple years.

Olympus Junior High's academic performance is particularly impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English language arts compared to nearby schools like Granite Park Junior High and Bonneville Junior High. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates than the Granite District average, indicating effective strategies for addressing attendance issues.

While Olympus Junior High's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests a more affluent student population, the school's strong performance across all subgroups, including its white students, demonstrates its ability to provide a quality educational experience for all its students. This consistent high performance, along with the school's low chronic absenteeism rates, make Olympus Junior High a standout choice for families in the Salt Lake City area.

807

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,300

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2217 E 4800 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84117

(385) 646-5224

District: Granite District

Students who attend Olympus Junior High usually attend:

High:

Olympus High

Feeder schools for Olympus Junior High:

Elementary:	Cottonwood School
	Crestview School
	Howard R. Driggs School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.6%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2022 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (62% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Utah middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Granite District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2022) to 91st (2025)

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

17^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	85.9	17 of 182	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	22 of 210	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	20 of 216	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	9 of 209	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	31 of 213	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	54 of 222	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	93 of 172	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	112 of 206	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	72.6	49 of 209	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.0	73 of 210	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.8	18 of 185	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	68.8	67 of 243	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	53 of 238	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	60.3	104 of 222	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	45 of 201	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	53.9	111 of 205	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.8	73 of 200	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	24 of 159	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	28 of 183	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	23 of 191	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	12 of 191	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+18 vs state

Mathematics56%+15 vs state

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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
Olympus Junior High	Public	5-9	2217 E 4800 S	Salt Lake City	84117	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5224	807	31	26.1	12.5%	707 (87.6%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	85.9	17^th of 182 public middle schools	90.7%		84.9	22^nd of 210 public middle schools	89.5%	5				52.7	56.7	58.5	72.0	66.7	67.2	$8,300	$544	$7,756
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%)	32.7	121^st of 182 public middle schools	33.5%		32.6	144^th of 210 public middle schools	31.4%	23				27.6	31.9	35.2	41.9	43.9	45.4	$9,827	$723	$9,104
Churchill Junior High	Public	6-8	3450 E 4275 S	Salt Lake City	84124	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5144	521	20	25.4	8.3%	424 (81.4%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	83.2	27^th of 182 public middle schools	85.2%		80.8	27^th of 210 public middle schools	87.1%					44.7	49.7	63.8	73.7	68.2	72.1	$9,467	$565	$8,902
Wasatch Junior High	Public	6-8	3750 S 3100 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5244	829	32	25.6	11.0%	604 (72.9%)	5 (0.6%)	60 (7.2%)	96 (11.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	91.5	3^rd of 182 public middle schools	98.4%		91.1	5^th of 210 public middle schools	97.6%	2				56.8	58.7	63.6	82.3	71.3	72.6	$8,537	$609	$7,927
Evergreen Junior High	Public	6-9	3401 S 2000 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5164	600	25	23.9	27.0%	396 (66.0%)	18 (3.0%)	137 (22.8%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	52.3	91^st of 182 public middle schools	50.0%		64.5	67^th of 210 public middle schools	68.1%	24				39.1	38.2	56.9	49.7	40.2	55.8	$10,606	$792	$9,814
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%)	36.3	117^th of 182 public middle schools	35.7%		41.7	129^th of 210 public middle schools	38.6%	12	38.6	33.8	46.7		38.9	33.2		39.5	45.1	$8,461	$534	$7,928
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%)	84.1	25^th of 182 public middle schools	86.3%		90.4	6^th of 210 public middle schools	97.1%	19				38.4	57.3	66.9	73.6	66.7	76.1	$8,622	$484	$8,138
Granite Park Junior High	Public	6-8	3031 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5174	800	38	21.0	69.6%	206 (25.8%)	80 (10.0%)	418 (52.3%)	51 (6.4%)	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	7.8	169^th of 182 public middle schools	7.1%		2.6	208^th of 210 public middle schools	1.0%	39				10.1	20.4	19.9	24.5	19.3	34.3	$11,295	$2,005	$9,289
Hillside Middle	Public	7-8	1825 S Nevada	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4828	485	23	20.8	25.8%	318 (65.6%)	18 (3.7%)	86 (17.7%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.0%)	86	16^th of 182 public middle schools	91.2%		76.4	40^th of 210 public middle schools	81.0%	24					65.3	53.8		61.2	65.1	$10,195	$810	$9,385
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%)	59.9	74^th of 182 public middle schools	59.3%		45.6	119^th of 210 public middle schools	43.3%	45	50.3	41.2	45.3		47.4	52.0		45.3	50.8	$9,665	$509	$9,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Olympus Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Olympus Junior High?

Students at Olympus Junior High are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Olympus Junior High a good school?

Yes. Olympus Junior High ranks in the top 9.3% of Utah middle schools.

How many students attend Olympus Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Olympus Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Olympus Junior High attend?

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

What district is Olympus Junior High in?

Granite District

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