West Hills Middle
Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · West Jordan, Utah
West Hills Middle in West Jordan, Utah enrolled 1,169 students in 2024-25 with 51.7 full-time teachers, 22.6 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, 30% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
1,247 students in 2022-23, 1,187 students in 2023-24, 1,169 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.3 to 51.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,247 | 54.3 | 23.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,187 | 53.4 | 22.2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,169 | 51.7 | 22.6 |
22.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 320 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Hills Middle enrolled 1,280 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 101 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 320 of the 1,280 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions101
- Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.5% of students were White, 29.9% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White57.5%
- Hispanic29.9%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Pacific Islander2.7%
- Asian2.6%
- Black1.9%
- American Indian0.4%
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 West Hills Middle scored proficient or above: 30% 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 | 30% | 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 Jordan
5 public middle schools in West Jordan report 2024-25 enrollment; West Hills Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Ridge Middle | 1,377 | 24.6 | 17.6% |
| West Hills Middle | 1,169 | 22.6 | 25.0% |
| West Jordan Middle | 1,000 | 20.5 | 38.3% |
| Joel P. Jensen Middle | 760 | 19.6 | 42.8% |
| Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle | 132 | 15.6 | 27.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Hills Middle
- Sunset Ridge MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 1,377 students, 24.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 1,313 students, 23.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare West Hills Middle with Sunset Ridge MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jordan School District spends per student$9,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,450
- The largest public schools in UtahWest Hills Middle is the number 24 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#24 of 142
- Utah schools by students per teacher22.6 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.22.6:1
- 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 West Hills Middle
How many students attend West Hills Middle?
1,169 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,247 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in West Jordan, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Hills Middle?
22.6 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 West Hills Middle a Title I school?
West Hills Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Hills Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at West Hills Middle scored proficient or above: 30% 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 West Hills Middle in?
Jordan School District, NCES district ID 4900420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490042000428 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.