Summary:
ZIP code 84067 has two middle schools, both in Roy, Utah, serving grades 7–9 through Weber District: Roy Junior High and Sand Ridge Junior High. Together, they enroll about 1,655 students and operate in a similar district and community context. Their student populations also have nearly identical free- or reduced-price lunch rates, at approximately 42.5% and 43.0%, respectively.
Roy Junior High has the stronger overall current profile. It enrolls about 960 students, compared with 695 at Sand Ridge Junior High, and ranks slightly higher statewide. Roy leads Sand Ridge in seven of nine latest assessment measures, including English language arts and most mathematics results. It also has a substantially lower chronic absenteeism rate: 19.0%, compared with 23.9% at Sand Ridge. However, overall achievement at both schools is similar and remains below Utah averages, with the schools’ combined latest assessment averages differing by less than one percentage point.
Mathematics—especially eighth- and ninth-grade math—is the most important shared challenge. Proficiency is below 20% in ninth-grade math at both schools, and eighth-grade math is the lowest-performing area for each school. Sand Ridge Junior High has some positive indicators: its student-teacher ratio is lower, its average science performance is stronger, and its ninth-grade English, math, and science results improved from the prior year. Roy showed a particularly large gain in seventh-grade math, although both schools saw eighth-grade math decline. For parents, the main differences are Roy’s stronger attendance and somewhat better ELA and math results, versus Sand Ridge’s lower student-teacher ratio and notable recent ninth-grade improvement.
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