Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0West Jordan’s public schools outscore 58% of Utah districts
The grade covers the public school district serving West Jordan, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
West Jordan’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 153 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Jordan’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,309 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Navigator Pointe Academy, Itineris Early College High, Hawthorn Academy West Jordan, Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan, Copper Hills Youth Center (private), West Ridge Academy (private) and Learning Tree-Southwest (private) are in town. Mountain Heights Academy, Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle, Rocky Peak Virtual School and Kings Peak High, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind West Jordan’s grade
B: better than 58% of Utah school districts, #77 of 119 Utah towns. Graduation is above the Utah average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Jordan, with each school’s own grade.
10th grade in West Jordan · depends on your address
Copper Hills High
Grades 10–12 · 2,837 students · 23:1 students per teacher
West Jordan High
Grades 10–12 · 1,761 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in West Jordan · depends on your address
Copper Hills High
Grades 10–12 · 2,837 students · 23:1 students per teacher
West Jordan High
Grades 10–12 · 1,761 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in West Jordan · depends on your address
Copper Hills High
Grades 10–12 · 2,837 students · 23:1 students per teacher
West Jordan High
Grades 10–12 · 1,761 students · 20:1 students per teacher
West Jordan’s public schools are run by Jordan School District, which also serves Bluffdale, Copperton, Herriman and Riverton and others. Parts of West Jordan (4% of its land) are served by Granite instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
West Jordan vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share West Jordan’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| West Jordan | B | Jordan |
| Midvale | A− | Canyons |
| Taylorsville | C− | Granite |
| South Jordan | B | Jordan |
| Sandy | A− | Canyons |
| Murray | C | Murray PK–12 · Granite PK–12 |
| West Valley City | C− | Granite |
| Kearns | C− | Granite |
| Copperton | — | Jordan |
2 of the 8 neighbors share Jordan with West Jordan, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in West Jordan
35 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers - North, Southpointe Adult High and ThrivePoint Academy).
Questions about West Jordan’s schools
Are West Jordan’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Utah: the public schools West Jordan children attend outscore 58% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #77 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is West Jordan in?
Jordan School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 58,788 students in 67 schools (2024–25). Small parts of West Jordan are served by Granite.
Where do West Jordan kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Copper Hills High and West Jordan High.
What is West Jordan’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Jordan School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does West Jordan spend per student?
$10,309 in Jordan School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in West Jordan?
Yes: Copper Hills Youth Center (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 125 students), West Ridge Academy (nonsectarian, grades 4–12, 23 students) and Learning Tree-Southwest (nonsectarian, grades K, 12 students). West Jordan also has 4 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What West Jordan families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near West Jordan → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.