📍 4040 West Sam's Blvd, Kearns, Salt Lake County, 84118
Kearns Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kearns, Salt Lake County. The school has 778 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kearns Jr High enrolls 778 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 4.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 454 | 58% |
| White | 245 | 31% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 35 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
567 of the school's 778 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 445 qualify for free lunch and 122 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.
Kearns Jr High 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-40, state senate district 5, state house district 39.
Kearns Jr High is one of 89 schools in Granite District, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 59,106 students district-wide and employs 2,743 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 778 students, Kearns Jr High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large