West Jordan High
Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · West Jordan, Utah
West Jordan High in West Jordan, Utah enrolled 1,761 students in 2024-25 with 86.5 full-time teachers, 20.4 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. 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, 10% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (Utah: 88.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
1,826 students in 2022-23, 1,870 students in 2023-24, 1,761 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 77.9 to 86.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,826 | 77.9 | 23.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,870 | 83.2 | 22.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,761 | 86.5 | 20.4 |
20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Utah high schools
Among the 184 Utah high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
12 AP courses and one counselor per 304 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Jordan High enrolled 1,826 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 61 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses12
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 304 of the 1,826 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions61
- Chronically absent28.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.5% of students were White, 36.7% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White50.5%
- Hispanic36.7%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Pacific Islander4.1%
- Asian1.8%
- Black1.5%
- 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 Jordan High scored proficient or above: 10% 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 | 10% | 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
77% of the 621 students in West Jordan High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Utah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 77% | 89% | 88.3% |
| Students in the class | 621 | 5,025 | 52,066 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in West Jordan
6 public high schools in West Jordan report 2024-25 enrollment; West Jordan High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Hills High | 2,837 | 23.3 | 18.1% |
| West Jordan High | 1,761 | 20.4 | 31.2% |
| Mountain Heights Academy | 864 | 11.7 | 16.2% |
| Itineris Early College High | 366 | 19.7 | 23.5% |
| Kings Peak High | 315 | 17.1 | 21.3% |
| South Valley School | 165 | 11.8 | 29.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Jordan High
- South Valley SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 165 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Itineris Early College HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 366 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare West Jordan High with South Valley SchoolStudents, 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 Jordan High is the number 43 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#43 of 190
- Utah schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.20.4:1
- 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 West Jordan High
How many students attend West Jordan High?
1,761 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,826 in 2022-23. It is a high school in West Jordan, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Jordan High?
20.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for high schools is 21.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Jordan High a Title I school?
West Jordan High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Jordan High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at West Jordan High scored proficient or above: 10% 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 is the graduation rate at West Jordan High?
77% of the 621 students in West Jordan High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West Jordan High in?
Jordan School District, NCES district ID 4900420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490042000769 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.