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Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High

Q: Is Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High a good school?

Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High ranks 82 nd of 182 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High is a public middle school located in Tooele, Utah, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 843 students. The school is part of the Tooele District, which is ranked 73 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In recent years, Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 60th out of 222 Utah middle schools in 2018-2019 (4-star rating) to 138th out of 216 in 2022-2023 (2-star rating). The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 82nd out of 182 Utah middle schools, with a 3-star rating. Compared to nearby schools like Grantsville Junior High and Tooele Junior High, Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High generally ranks in the middle to lower range among Utah middle schools.

The school's performance has been mixed, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but English Language Learner (ELL), Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students struggling. Additionally, Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.1% to 26.7% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. While the school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are slightly higher than some nearby schools, addressing the needs of specific student subgroups and tackling chronic absenteeism could be key focus areas for improvement.

840

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,257

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2152 N 400 W
Tooele, UT 84074

(435) 833-1939

District: Tooele District

Students who attend Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High usually attend:

High:

Stansbury High

Feeder schools for Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High:

Elementary:	Copper Canyon School
	Old Mill School
	Overlake School
	Rose Springs School
	More...
	Stansbury Park School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Pacific Islander:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Utah median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg42%

Utah avg46%

82^nd of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Tooele District

73^rd of 93Tooele 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	56.7	82 of 182	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	103 of 210	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	138 of 216	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	98 of 209	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	79 of 213	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	60 of 222	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	79 of 172	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	76 of 206	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	75 of 209	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.1	75 of 210	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.9	77 of 185	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.5	78 of 243	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.7	73 of 238	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	98 of 222	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	64 of 201	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.0	142 of 205	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	124 of 200	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	23 of 46	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	23 of 79	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	51 of 99	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	53 of 100	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	59 of 108	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	88 of 141	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	109 of 138	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	65 of 133	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	69 of 159	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	87 of 183	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	136 of 191	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	85 of 191	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)50th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science49%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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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
Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High	Public	7-8	2152 N 400 W	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1939	840	41	20.6	18.6%	594 (70.7%)	11 (1.3%)	165 (19.6%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.9%)	23 (2.7%)	56.7	82^nd of 182 public middle schools	54.9%		49.9	103^rd of 210 public middle schools	51.0%	21					43.0	47.4		47.6	51.3	$8,257	$456	$7,801
Tooele Junior High	Public	7-8	411 W Vine St	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1921	769	45	16.9	30.7%	517 (67.2%)	11 (1.4%)	176 (22.9%)	12 (1.6%)	12 (1.6%)	19 (2.5%)	20 (2.6%)	31.6	125^th of 182 public middle schools	31.3%		22.6	168^th of 210 public middle schools	20.0%	43					36.0	36.5		34.3	42.1	$8,247	$488	$7,759
Grantsville Junior High	Public	7-8	318 S Hale	Grantsville	84029	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 884-4510	550	28	19.4	20.7%	461 (83.8%)	5 (0.9%)	60 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.5%)	46.7	98^th of 182 public middle schools	46.2%		46.9	114^th of 210 public middle schools	45.7%	16					49.7	48.1		40.1	35.2	$8,899	$473	$8,426
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
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%)	3.2	181^st of 182 public middle schools	0.5%		5.1	202^nd of 210 public middle schools	3.8%	21					19.8	9.2		15.5	17.6	$8,584	$892	$7,693
Copper Mountain Middle	Public	7-9	12106 Anthem Park Blvd	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1200	1,093	49	22.5	28.9%	677 (61.9%)	16 (1.5%)	286 (26.2%)	14 (1.3%)	10 (0.9%)	24 (2.2%)	66 (6.0%)	42.6	107^th of 182 public middle schools	41.2%		40.2	134^th of 210 public middle schools	36.2%	27	59.9	52.1	64.6		40.6	22.4		52.4	47.2	$6,435	$246	$6,188
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
Fort Herriman Middle	Public	7-9	14050 S Mirabella Dr	Herriman	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2450	1,195	52	23.1	10.0%	966 (80.8%)	2 (0.2%)	148 (12.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	64 (5.4%)	72.5	45^th of 182 public middle schools	75.3%		72.5	51^st of 210 public middle schools	75.7%	6	56.1	41.7	53.7		56.4	38.1		54.8	68.8	$6,537	$287	$6,250
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High

What district is Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High in?

Tooele District

Is Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High a good school?

Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High ranks 82^nd of 182 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 840 students attended Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High?

Students at Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High are 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High attend?

Students who attend Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High usually go on to attend Stansbury High

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