Northwest Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Northwest Middle in Salt Lake City, Utah enrolled 542 students in 2024-25 with 35.7 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Utah middle-school median of 22.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 13% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

633 students in 2022-23, 579 students in 2023-24, 542 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.2 to 35.7.

Students enrolled at Northwest Middle by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 579, 2024-25: 54202004006008002022-236332023-245792024-25542
Students enrolled at Northwest Middle by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 579, 2024-25: 54202004006008002022-236332023-245792024-25542
Students enrolled at Northwest Middle by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 579, 2024-25: 54202004006008002022-236332023-245792024-25542
Students enrolled at Northwest Middle by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 579, 2024-25: 54202004006008002022-236332023-245792024-25542
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363334.218.5
2023-2457938.914.9
2024-2554235.715.2

15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Utah middle schools

Among the 142 Utah middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Northwest Middle 15.2; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest Middle 15.2state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Northwest Middle 15.2; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest Middle 15.2state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Northwest Middle 15.2; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest Middle 15.2state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Northwest Middle 15.2; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest Middle 15.2state median 22.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 216 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwest Middle enrolled 647 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 216 of the 647 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions20
  • Chronically absent41.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.5% of students were Hispanic, 8.3% White, 6.5% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic72.5%
  2. White8.3%
  3. Pacific Islander6.5%
  4. Black4.8%
  5. Asian4.1%
  6. Two or more races2.0%
  7. American Indian1.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Northwest Middle scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math13%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Salt Lake City

12 public middle schools in Salt Lake City report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwest Middle is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wasatch Jr High82925.68.9%
Olympus Jr High80726.210.2%
Granite Park Jr High80021.064.4%
Glendale Middle67817.596.8%
Bonneville Jr High63625.135.1%
Evergreen Jr High60024.023.5%
Clayton Middle56718.926.1%
Northwest Middle54215.273.6%

All public schools in Salt Lake City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwest Middle

  1. Salt Lake Center for Science Education BryantThe nearest public middle school, 4.6 miles away: 348 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
  2. Salt Lake Arts AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 415 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  3. Compare Northwest Middle with Salt Lake Center for Science Education BryantStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salt Lake District spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
  5. The largest public schools in UtahNorthwest Middle is the number 115 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#115 of 142
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.15.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northwest Middle

  1. How many students attend Northwest Middle?
    542 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 633 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Salt Lake City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Middle?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for middle schools is 22.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northwest Middle a Title I school?
    Northwest Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northwest Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Northwest Middle scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Northwest Middle in?
    Salt Lake District, NCES district ID 4900870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490087000512 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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