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Kearns Jr High

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4040 West Sam's Blvd, Kearns, UT 84118 · (385) 646-5204 · Part of Granite School District

Kearns’ School Grade C− better than 20% of Utah school districts

Directions
Students
732
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Kearns Jr High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Utah’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 27.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kearns kids: Kearns High

On the path

Where Kearns kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–65 schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Kearns Jr HighYou are here
9–12Kearns High2,313 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 38.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Utah’s 936 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4040 West Sam's Blvd, Kearns

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6238
Grade 7247
Grade 8247
Enrollment over time
573’20
867’21
778’22
792’23
732’24

Up 27.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%White 30%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kearns Jr High from Kearns families.

Other schools in Granite School District

The district →
West Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Valley City
C
764 students21:1
Granger School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Valley City
D
716 students22:1
Elk Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Magna
D
714 students24:1
Olene Walker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salt Lake City
D
712 students26:1
Neil Armstrong Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Valley
C
688 students25:1
Woodrow Wilson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salt Lake City
D
656 students31:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Utah’s other public schools; Kearns’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.