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West Hills Middle

Q: Is West Hills Middle a good school?

West Hills Middle ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Utah middle schools.

Q: How many students attend West Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,169 students attended West Hills Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Hills Middle?

Students at West Hills Middle are 57% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of West Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend West Hills Middle usually go on to attend Copper Hills High

Public Grades 7-9

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Utah middle schools

Summary

West Hills Middle is a public middle school located in West Jordan, Utah, serving grades 7-9 with a total enrollment of 1,187 students. The school is part of the Jordan School District, which is ranked 48 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Hills Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, including Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. West Hills Middle also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.0% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the Jordan District and Utah state averages across all subject areas and grade levels.

When comparing West Hills Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Jordan District, it performs significantly worse. For example, South Jordan Middle and Mountain Creek Middle School consistently rank in the top 50 middle schools in Utah, while West Hills Middle is in the bottom half. Factors such as socioeconomic status, spending per student, and student-teacher ratio may be contributing to West Hills Middle's challenges, as the school has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, lower spending per student, and a higher student-teacher ratio compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

1,169

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,372

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8270 So 5290 W
West Jordan, UT 84081

(801) 412-2300

District: Jordan District

Students who attend West Hills Middle usually attend:

High:

Copper Hills High

Feeder schools for West Hills Middle:

Elementary:	Hayden Peak School
	Jordan Hills School
	Mountain Shadows School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

Utah avg45%

151^st of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Middle Schools in the Jordan District

48^th of 93Jordan 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	16.4	151 of 182	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	173 of 210	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	168 of 216	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	160 of 209	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	180 of 213	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	185 of 222	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	125 of 172	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	152 of 206	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	167 of 209	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.3	146 of 210	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.8	123 of 185	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.8	133 of 243	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.8	127 of 238	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	146 of 222	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.6	96 of 201	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	81 of 205	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.3	101 of 200	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	41 of 54	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	58 of 79	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	78 of 99	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	88 of 100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	131 of 141	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	108 of 133	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	141 of 159	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	142 of 183	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	154 of 191	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	148 of 191	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Science35%-13 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

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Schools Near West Hills Middle

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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
West Hills Middle	Public	7-9	8270 So 5290 W	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%)	16.4	151^st of 182 public middle schools	17.0%		21.2	173^rd of 210 public middle schools	17.6%	22	36.6	31.3	33.7		25.6	20.2		34.4	36.4	$7,372	$480	$6,891
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%)	53.2	90^th of 182 public middle schools	50.5%		40.9	133^rd of 210 public middle schools	36.7%	43	47.0	48.2	52.7		40.4	40.2		45.3	57.7	$6,805	$468	$6,337
Mountain Creek Middle School	Public	7-9	5325 W Bingham Rim Road	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1000	1,313	55	23.8	14.1%	955 (72.7%)	17 (1.3%)	232 (17.7%)	21 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	72 (5.5%)	84.6	23^rd of 182 public middle schools	87.4%		70.8	55^th of 210 public middle schools	73.8%	32	51.8	54.1	55.4		65.8	57.5		56.8	62.9
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%)	13.5	159^th of 182 public middle schools	12.6%		12.6	184^th of 210 public middle schools	12.4%	25	34.1	17.1	35.1		17.4	25.8		24.5	37.6	$8,280	$773	$7,508
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
Elk Ridge Middle	Public	7-9	3659 W 9800 S	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2800	1,151	49	23.2	18.2%	837 (72.7%)	11 (1.0%)	161 (14.0%)	51 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.9%)	57 (5.0%)	85.2	19^th of 182 public middle schools	89.6%		79.3	32^nd of 210 public middle schools	84.8%	13	55.1	63.0	63.4		59.5	59.0		67.0	59.4	$7,517	$415	$7,102
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
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%)	20.9	148^th of 182 public middle schools	18.7%		12.1	188^th of 210 public middle schools	10.5%	40	33.9	20.9	34.4		25.7	23.0		39.3	37.9	$8,944	$400	$8,545
South Jordan Middle	Public	7-9	10245 S 2700 W	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2900	1,182	51	23.3	12.1%	935 (79.1%)	6 (0.5%)	130 (11.0%)	28 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	25 (2.1%)	53 (4.5%)	71.1	49^th of 182 public middle schools	73.1%		72.3	52^nd of 210 public middle schools	75.2%	3	52.2	52.3	67.2		39.9	49.9		56.7	72.2	$7,710	$466	$7,244
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Hills Middle

How many students attend West Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,169 students attended West Hills Middle.

What high school do graduates of West Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend West Hills Middle usually go on to attend Copper Hills High

Is West Hills Middle a good school?

West Hills Middle ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Utah middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Hills Middle?

Students at West Hills Middle are 57% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is West Hills Middle in?

Jordan District

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