📍 615 e 8000 S, Sandy, Salt Lake County, 84070
Union Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sandy, Salt Lake County. The school has 862 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canyons District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Middle enrolls 862 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 562 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 862 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 qualify for free lunch and 69 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.
Union Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 8, state house district 44.
Union 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 862 students, Union 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