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Joel P. Jensen Middle

Public Grades 7-9

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Joel P. Jensen Middle is a public middle school located in West Jordan, Utah, serving 773 students in grades 7-9. The school is part of the Jordan School District, which is ranked 48 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's location in the Jordan District, Joel P. Jensen Middle consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in RISE/Mathematics were just 17.4% for 7th grade and 25.8% for 8th grade, significantly lower than the Jordan District's 44.2% and 39.2%, and the state's 45.4% and 40.3%. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.7% to 37.5% over the past few years, much higher than the state's average.

Interestingly, other middle schools in the Jordan District, such as Mountain Creek Middle School and South Jordan Middle, significantly outperform Joel P. Jensen Middle in academic proficiency. Additionally, the higher spending per student at Joel P. Jensen Middle does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes, indicating that factors beyond funding may be contributing to the school's struggles. The stark contrast in performance highlights the need for a deeper investigation into the school's practices, resources, and strategies to improve student learning and achievement.

760

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,280

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8105 S 3200 W
West Jordan, UT 84088

(801) 412-2850

District: Jordan District

Students who attend Joel P. Jensen Middle usually attend:

High:

West Jordan High

Feeder schools for Joel P. Jensen Middle:

Elementary:	Antelope Canyon Elementary
	Columbia School
	Copper Canyon School
	Oquirrh School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

43.3%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg47%

Utah avg45%

159^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	13.5	159 of 182	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	184 of 210	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	187 of 216	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	170 of 209	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	193 of 213	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	182 of 222	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	139 of 172	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	185 of 206	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	183 of 209	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	163 of 210	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	169 of 185	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	201 of 243	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	210 of 238	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	203 of 222	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	177 of 201	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	167 of 205	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	162 of 200	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	67 of 79	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	96 of 106	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	94 of 99	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	93 of 100	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	99 of 108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	132 of 141	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	131 of 138	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	110 of 133	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	123 of 159	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	149 of 183	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	150 of 191	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	130 of 191	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-11 vs state

Science31%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, June 1, 2018

wonderul! they let you explore during summer to find your classes before school starts. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Joke of a school led by a spineless, unethical principal. Close Quote

Schools Near Joel P. Jensen 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
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
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
Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle	Public, Virtual	7-8	7905 South Redwood Road	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 567-8440	132	8	15.6	32.6%	84 (63.6%)	4 (3.0%)	27 (20.5%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	6 (4.5%)	6 (4.5%)								(n/a)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Joel P. Jensen Middle

What is the racial makeup of Joel P. Jensen Middle?

Students at Joel P. Jensen Middle are 43% Hispanic, 43% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Joel P. Jensen Middle a good school?

Joel P. Jensen Middle ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Utah middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Joel P. Jensen Middle attend?

Students who attend Joel P. Jensen Middle usually go on to attend West Jordan High

How many students attend Joel P. Jensen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Joel P. Jensen Middle.

What district is Joel P. Jensen Middle in?

Jordan District

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