Scott M Matheson Jr High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Magna, Utah
Scott M Matheson Jr High in Magna, Utah enrolled 1,051 students in 2024-25 with 41.3 full-time teachers, 25.4 students per teacher against the Utah middle-school median of 22.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
1,081 students in 2022-23, 1,063 students in 2023-24, 1,051 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.5 to 41.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,081 | 45.5 | 23.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,063 | 41.3 | 25.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,051 | 41.3 | 25.4 |
25.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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.
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 575 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Scott M Matheson Jr High enrolled 1,150 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 177 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 575 of the 1,150 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions177
- Chronically absent26.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.6% of students were Hispanic, 40.6% White, 3.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic48.6%
- White40.6%
- Two or more races3.9%
- Pacific Islander3.0%
- Black2.6%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Scott M Matheson Jr High scored proficient or above: 18% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 18% | not published | 40.2% |
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.
What to look at next about Scott M Matheson Jr High
- Sunset Ridge MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.5 miles away: 1,377 students, 24.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- West Hills MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.0 miles away: 1,169 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
- Compare Scott M Matheson Jr High with Sunset Ridge MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Granite School District spends per student$11,000 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,000
- The largest public schools in UtahScott M Matheson Jr High is the number 39 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#39 of 142
- Utah schools by students per teacher25.4 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.25.4:1
- 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 Scott M Matheson Jr High
How many students attend Scott M Matheson Jr High?
1,051 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,081 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Magna, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Scott M Matheson Jr High?
25.4 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.Is Scott M Matheson Jr High a Title I school?
Scott M Matheson Jr High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Scott M Matheson Jr High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Scott M Matheson Jr High scored proficient or above: 18% 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.What district is Scott M Matheson Jr High in?
Granite School District, NCES district ID 4900360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490036000763 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.