📍 9351 S. Mountaineer Ln., Sandy, Salt Lake County, 84070
Mt. Jordan Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sandy, Salt Lake County. The school has 776 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canyons District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mt. Jordan Middle enrolls 776 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 439 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 262 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 776 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mt. Jordan Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 9, state house district 45.
Mt. Jordan Middle is one of 50 schools in Canyons District, based in SANDY, Utah. The district serves 32,688 students district-wide and employs 1,529 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 776 students, Mt. Jordan Middle is larger than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large