📍 3750 S 3100 e, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 84109
Wasatch Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. The school has 787 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wasatch Jr High enrolls 787 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 11% Asian and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 604 | 77% |
| Asian | 87 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 787 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 79 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Wasatch Jr High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-10, state senate district 4, state house district 36.
Wasatch 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 787 students, Wasatch 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