33 public K-12 schools in West Jordan from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, West Jordan has more public-school enrollment than 94% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. West Jordan is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 7 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.
18 of West Jordan's 33 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 1 middle and 5 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.
The 42-point gap between Mountain Heights Academy and Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan shows the range hidden by West Jordan's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
West Jordan school enrollment ranges from 132 students (lowest) to 2,837 students (highest), a spread of 2,705 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
15% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mountain Heights Academy | 53 |
| 2. | West Jordan Middle | 49 |
| 3. | Rocky Peak Virtual School | 49 |
| 4. | Westland School | 41 |
| 5. | Kings Peak High | 40 |
| 6. | Itineris Early College High | 39 |
| 7. | Jordan Hills School | 37 |
| 8. | Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle | 37 |
| 9. | Sunset Ridge Middle | 36 |
| 10. | West Hills Middle | 35 |
| 11. | Joel P. Jensen Middle | 35 |
| 12. | Jim Bridger School | 31 |
| 13. | Navigator Pointe Academy | 30 |
| 14. | Copper Hills High | 25 |
| 15. | West Jordan School | 25 |
| 16. | West Jordan High | 24 |
| 17. | Heartland School | 23 |
| 18. | Antelope Canyon Elementary | 22 |
| 19. | Terra Linda School | 22 |
| 20. | Oakcrest School | 21 |
| 21. | Falcon Ridge School | 20 |
| 22. | Columbia School | 20 |
| 23. | Fox Hollow School | 18 |
| 24. | Copper Canyon School | 18 |
| 25. | Hayden Peak School | 17 |
| 26. | South Valley School | 17 |
| 27. | Riverside School | 16 |
| 28. | Oquirrh School | 16 |
| 29. | Hawthorn Academy West Jordan | 15 |
| 30. | Mountain Shadows School | 15 |
| 31. | Westvale School | 14 |
| 32. | Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan | 11 |
| 33. | Majestic School | 11 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Mountain Heights Academy has the highest Resource Investment Index among the West Jordan schools in this federal-data comparison at 53/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
West Jordan has 33 public schools with a total enrollment of 22,894 students. 5 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 20.1:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
