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Thomas Jefferson Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Junior High is a public school in Kearns serving 915 students in grades 6–8. Located in Granite District, it serves a moderately high-need community, with 48.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school ranks 193rd of 217 Utah schools, placing it in the 11th statewide percentile, and has generally remained near the bottom 10–11% in recent years. Its 22.6 student-teacher ratio is broadly similar to nearby schools.

Academic performance is below both district and state averages in every reported grade and subject. Mathematics is the most urgent concern, especially in sixth and seventh grade, where proficiency is 12.3% and 15.5%. Eighth grade is a relative bright spot: results reached 35.5% in English language arts, 28.8% in math, and 39.2% in science. In the nearby Granite District comparison, Bennion Junior High is clearly stronger overall, but Thomas Jefferson Junior High often has one of the better eighth-grade results. It ranks ahead of nearby West Lake Junior High, Valley Junior High, Scott M Matheson Junior High, and John F. Kennedy Junior High in statewide rankings.

There are also encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism fell from 42.4% in 2022–23 to 26.4% in 2024–25, although it remains above the Utah rate. English Language Learners are a notable strength, ranking in the 62nd statewide percentile, far above the school’s overall standing. By contrast, low-income students ranked in the 9th percentile and special education students in the 4th percentile, suggesting that support is not equally effective across all groups. Nearby Sunset Ridge Middle provides a stronger comparison, with a 46th-percentile statewide ranking and much lower absenteeism. The clearest priorities are strengthening sixth- and seventh-grade math, sustaining attendance gains, and extending successful eighth-grade and ELL practices to more students.

915

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,371

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5850 S 5600 W
Kearns, UT 84118

(385) 646-5194

District: Granite District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Junior High usually attend:

High:

Kearns High

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Junior High:

Elementary:	Beehive School
	Diamond Ridge School
	Jim Bridger School
	Thomas W. Bacchus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

White:

38.3%

Pacific Islander:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

Utah avg46%

193^rd of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	11.6	193 of 217	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	163 of 182	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	192 of 210	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	198 of 216	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	188 of 209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	194 of 213	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	202 of 222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	160 of 172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	187 of 206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	194 of 209	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	202 of 210	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	177 of 185	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	222 of 243	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	231 of 238	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	212 of 222	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	190 of 201	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	197 of 205	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	193 of 200	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	40 of 54	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	84 of 106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	88 of 99	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	81 of 100	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	126 of 139	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	93 of 108	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	126 of 141	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	115 of 133	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	64.1	12 of 47	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	162 of 186	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	135 of 159	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	165 of 183	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	155 of 191	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	154 of 191	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-20 vs state

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 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
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
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
West Hills Middle	Public	7-9	8270 S Grizzly Rd	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2300	1,169	52	22.6	32.8%	672 (57.5%)	22 (1.9%)	350 (29.9%)	30 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	32 (2.7%)	58 (5.0%)	17.2	181^st of 217 public middle schools	16.6%		16.4	151^st of 182 public middle schools	17.0%	30	37.9	37.9	38.3		33.3	32.9		25.6	21.7		33.7	36.9	$7,372	$480	$6,891
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
Sunset Ridge Middle	Public	7-9	6881 W 8200 S	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2475	1,377	56	24.6	24.4%	833 (60.5%)	22 (1.6%)	400 (29.0%)	22 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.8%)	60 (4.4%)	45.7	117^th of 217 public middle schools	46.1%		53.2	90^th of 182 public middle schools	50.5%	27	49.8	41.3	53.1		40.4	41.6		44.2	35.3		42.9	56.1	$6,805	$468	$6,337
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Junior High

What district is Thomas Jefferson Junior High in?

Granite District

Is Thomas Jefferson Junior High a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Junior High ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Utah middle schools.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 915 students attended Thomas Jefferson Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Junior High attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Junior High?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Junior High are 48% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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