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Valley Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Valley Junior High is a public middle school located in West Valley City, Utah, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 568 students. The school is part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Utah middle schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 164 to 216 out of 172 to 222 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, indicating very poor overall performance. Its proficiency rates in RISE/Mathematics, RISE/Science, and RISE/English Language Arts are consistently well below the Granite District and Utah state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points or more. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 12.2% to 22.9% of students proficient or better over the past few years, compared to 38.2% to 44.9% statewide.

Valley Junior High has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.14% to 65.73% in recent years, indicating a high-poverty student population. When compared to nearby schools in the Granite District, such as Hillcrest Junior High and Riverview Junior High, Valley Junior High generally performs worse across various metrics, including academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. While the school's performance has been consistently poor, its higher rankings for its English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education student groups indicate that there may be opportunities for improvement if the school can better address the needs of these student populations.

546

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,075

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4195 S 3200 W
West Valley City, UT 84119

(385) 646-5234

District: Granite District

Students who attend Valley Junior High usually attend:

High:

Granger High

Feeder schools for Valley Junior High:

Elementary:	Granger School
	Philo T. Farnsworth School
	Pioneer School
	Robert Frost School
	More...
	Rolling Meadows School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

White:

23.4%

Pacific Islander:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

176^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	5.9	176 of 182	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	198 of 210	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	206 of 216	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	200 of 209	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	202 of 213	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	216 of 222	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	164 of 172	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	197 of 209	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	204 of 210	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	180 of 185	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	233 of 243	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	223 of 238	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	210 of 222	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	187 of 201	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	187 of 205	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	39 of 54	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	30 of 46	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	63 of 79	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	92 of 99	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	94 of 100	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	98 of 108	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	128 of 141	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	126 of 138	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	123 of 133	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	147 of 159	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	132 of 183	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	158 of 191	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	169 of 191	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)49th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2022)9th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The teachers are very nice and the education in very good Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Glendale Middle	Public	6-8	1430 W Andrew Ave	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 974-8320	678	39	17.5	97.2%	60 (8.8%)	49 (7.2%)	418 (61.7%)	46 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.4%)	20 (2.9%)	11.7	162^nd of 182 public middle schools	11.0%		10	194^th of 210 public middle schools	7.6%	32				11.1	19.2	23.9	26.4	24.6	41.3	$10,886	$1,449	$9,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Junior High

What district is Valley Junior High in?

Granite District

Is Valley Junior High a good school?

Valley Junior High ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Utah middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Junior High?

Students at Valley Junior High are 55% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Valley Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Valley Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Valley Junior High attend?

Students who attend Valley Junior High usually go on to attend Granger High

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