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Hunter Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Hunter Junior High is a public school serving 667 students in grades 7–8 in West Valley City, an urban area of Salt Lake County, as part of the Granite District. The school has a one-star rating and ranks 192nd of 217 Utah schools, placing it at the 12th percentile statewide. Its student-teacher ratio is 22.1, and 52.47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a meaningful level of economic need.

Academic performance is below both district and state averages in every reported grade 7–8 subject. The clearest concern is mathematics, especially grade 8, where 14.7% of students were proficient compared with 31.5% in the district and 39.3% statewide. Grade 7 math proficiency was 22.4%. Science is a relative strength: proficiency reached 33.8% in grade 7 and 39.1% in grade 8, while grade 8 ELA was 31.4%. Attendance is another major challenge. Chronic absenteeism was 39.7% in 2024–2025—higher than the Granite District rate of 30.6% and Utah’s 23.8%, although it has improved from 42.7% two years earlier.

Hunter is not the lowest-performing school among nearby Granite District schools. It generally outperformed Valley Junior High, West Lake Junior High, Kearns Junior High, and several other nearby schools, but it trailed Bennion Junior High in every comparable subject. Bennion also had much lower chronic absenteeism, 23.7% versus Hunter’s 39.7%. Eisenhower Junior High was especially stronger in grade 8 math, at 32.6%. A useful outside benchmark is Sunset Ridge Middle in Jordan District, which had lower absenteeism and substantially stronger math results. Overall, attendance and grade 8 math appear to be the school’s most urgent improvement priorities.

667

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,557

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6131 W 3785 S
West Valley City, UT 84120

(385) 646-5184

District: Granite District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

White:

31.3%

Pacific Islander:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

192^nd of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	12.0	192 of 217	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	157 of 182	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	190 of 210	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	189 of 216	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	178 of 209	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	197 of 213	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	190 of 222	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	168 of 172	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	182 of 206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	198 of 209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	201 of 210	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.0	172 of 185	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	204 of 243	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	207 of 238	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	194 of 222	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	169 of 201	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	181 of 205	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	177 of 200	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	78.2	3 of 39	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	56.1	13 of 54	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	23 of 46	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	69 of 106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	38 of 79	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.6	88 of 106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	82 of 99	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	92 of 100	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	117 of 139	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	75 of 108	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	124 of 141	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	106 of 138	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	107 of 133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	161 of 186	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	145 of 159	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	158 of 183	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	153 of 191	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	141 of 191	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-16 vs state

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 5, 2024

My child was violently assaulted at this school and the staff did NOTHING. The offending child was a known offender, but the school kept them enrolled and they ended up stabbing my child. They do not care about the safety of the children, there are new fights amongst the children almost DAILY posted to social media. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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
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
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
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
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
Brockbank STEM Junior High School	Public	7-9	2935 S 8560 W	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(385) 646-5134				—															(n/a)	17.4	20.2	19.2	14.9	20.2	15.0	31.7	27.5	28.8
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Hunter Junior High?

Students at Hunter Junior High are 46% Hispanic, 31% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Hunter Junior High in?

Granite District

Is Hunter Junior High a good school?

Hunter Junior High ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Utah middle schools.

How many students attend Hunter Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Hunter Junior High.

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