Valley Jr High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · West Valley City, Utah
Valley Jr High in West Valley City, Utah enrolled 546 students in 2024-25 with 24.5 full-time teachers, 22.3 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, 16% 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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
639 students in 2022-23, 568 students in 2023-24, 546 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 24.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 639 | 29.5 | 21.6 |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 27.9 | 20.4 |
| 2024-25 | 546 | 24.5 | 22.3 |
22.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 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 393 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Jr High enrolled 785 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 205 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 393 of the 785 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions205
- Chronically absent1.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.9% of students were Hispanic, 23.4% White, 9.2% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- Hispanic54.9%
- White23.4%
- Pacific Islander9.2%
- Black5.9%
- Asian2.7%
- Two or more races2.7%
- American Indian1.1%
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 Valley Jr High scored proficient or above: 16% 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 | 16% | 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.
Middle schools in West Valley City
4 public middle schools in West Valley City report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Jr High is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Jr High | 772 | 22.7 | 54.3% |
| West Lake Jr High | 724 | 21.3 | 53.0% |
| Hunter Jr High | 667 | 22.1 | 44.4% |
| Valley Jr High | 546 | 22.3 | 53.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Valley Jr High
- West Lake Jr HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 724 students, 21.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Eisenhower Jr HighThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 1,036 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Valley Jr High with West Lake Jr HighStudents, 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 UtahValley Jr High is the number 114 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#114 of 142
- Utah schools by students per teacher22.3 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.22.3:1
- 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 Valley Jr High
How many students attend Valley Jr High?
546 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 639 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in West Valley City, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Jr High?
22.3 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 Valley Jr High a Title I school?
Valley Jr High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Valley Jr High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Jr High scored proficient or above: 16% 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 Valley Jr High in?
Granite School District, NCES district ID 4900360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490036000267 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.