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Joel P. Jensen Middle

Public Grades 7-9

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Joel P. Jensen Middle is a grades 7–9 school in West Jordan serving about 760 students in the Jordan District, a competitive area with several nearby middle schools that perform much better academically. The school ranked 190th of 217 Utah middle schools for 2025–26, placing it in the 12th percentile and earning a one-star rating. This low standing reflects a persistent pattern over many years rather than a sudden decline.

Academic proficiency is below both district and state results in every reported subject and grade. Mathematics is the most serious concern: proficiency was 13.8% in grade 7, 22.0% in grade 8, and 19.9% in grade 9. ELA and science results are generally stronger but still well below comparison benchmarks. There are some encouraging signs, including recent improvement in grade 8 ELA and ninth-grade science, but achievement remains low overall. Chronic absenteeism is another major challenge: 36.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, compared with 21.9% in the district and 23.8% statewide. The student-teacher ratio was 19.5, which is not unusually high compared with nearby schools.

The local comparisons show a substantial performance gap. Nearby Elk Ridge Middle ranked 12th statewide, while Mountain Creek Middle School ranked 45th and South Jordan Middle ranked 61st. Even West Jordan Middle, which has a similar rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranked higher at 168th. For families evaluating the school, the clearest priorities are stronger math instruction, improved attendance, targeted support for economically disadvantaged students, and learning from higher-performing nearby schools’ approaches to intervention and student engagement.

760

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,280

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 22% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg47%

Utah avg45%

190^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Middle Schools in the Jordan District

52^nd of 92Jordan 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	12.7	190 of 217	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.9	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.0	88 of 106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.0	123 of 139	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.5	157 of 186	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-17 vs state

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 vs state

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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

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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/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	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
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
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%)	24.1	168^th of 217 public middle schools	22.6%		20.9	148^th of 182 public middle schools	18.7%	20	37.4	23.9	40.6		33.2	35.8		27.2	23.1		41.6	43.5	$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%)	8.6	202^nd of 217 public middle schools	6.9%					(n/a)					23.2	32.1		19.5	18.9		25.0	27.8
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%)	88	12^th of 217 public middle schools	94.5%		85.2	19^th of 182 public middle schools	89.6%	7	62.7	60.9	72.3		67.1	59.6		59.9	60.5		72.7	60.7	$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%)	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
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%)	66.4	61^st of 217 public middle schools	71.9%		71.1	49^th of 182 public middle schools	73.1%	12	55.6	45.6	66.6		45.4	56.6		44.0	39.2		58.4	65.6	$7,710	$466	$7,244
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
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
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%)	75.3	45^th of 217 public middle schools	79.3%		84.6	23^rd of 182 public middle schools	87.4%	22	56.9	53.1	60.1		48.9	61.8		69.9	39.0		53.5	65.0
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%)	49.1	106^th of 217 public middle schools	51.2%		59.9	74^th of 182 public middle schools	59.3%	32	54.5	41.8	50.0		42.7	49.7		38.1	51.7		38.5	47.0	$9,665	$509	$9,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Joel P. Jensen Middle

Is Joel P. Jensen Middle a good school?

Joel P. Jensen Middle ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Utah middle schools.

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.

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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