EAST MIDVALE ELEMENTARY
Principal:	Sally Sansom
Assistant Principal:	Shad DeMill
Address:	6990 S. 300 East Midvale, UT 84047
Phone:	(801) 565-7450
Fax:	(801) 302-4922
Mascot:	Eagles
School Colors:	Blue & White
Home Page:	http://schools.jordandistrict.org/east_midvale/
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• East Midvale Elementary serves 518 students from kindergarten through sixth grade.
  
• The school, which opened in 1966, features semi-open learning centers which facilitate team teaching.
  
• The school day begins at 8:20 a.m. and ends at 2:55 p.m. except on Fridays when school closes at 1:15 p.m. to allow teachers time for planning meetings.
  
• The teacher/pupil ratio is 1 to 22.00 in first grade, 1 to 22.30 in second grade, 1 to 23.80 in third grade and 1 to 25.90 in grades four, five and six. The actual class sizes vary.
  
• The curriculum follows Jordan District and State Core Curriculum standards. A good foundation is provided in basic skills as well as many opportunities for cultural and social growth.
  
• All East Midvale faculty members are well qualified with an exceptional ability to teach. Dedication to quality education is apparent in each classroom. All teachers have state certification and either a university bachelor's or master's degree.
  
• East Midvale is a team teaching school. Teachers hold weekly team meetings to plan the instructional activities for students in each grade.
  
• Students are expected to be in school every day unless they are ill. Students should come to school dressed in clean, neat, appropriate clothing.
  
• Students are encouraged to learn self-discipline through a "Pursuit of Excellence" program which rewards academic and social excellence.
  
• An "Excel" program is helping students with learning disabilities, intellectual handicaps or behavior disorders. Special education teachers are on staff to work with these students.
  
• East Midvale offers student services in speech, resource, and guidance.
  
• A federally funded Chapter I program serves qualifying students who need special help in reading.
  
• Teachers regularly undergo formal evaluations. The main goal is to improve instruction for students.
  
• East Midvale students live within walking distance of the school.
  
• A hot lunch program is provided daily. The price is $1.35 per lunch. Breakfast is also available at a cost of 70 cents per breakfast. Free and reduced price lunches and breakfasts are available to qualifying students.
  
• East Midvale Elementary has an active PTA and School Community Group which give parents many opportunities to be involved with the school.
  
• School volunteers are valued and encouraged to assist with school programs and activities. Training for volunteers is provided throughout the school year.
  
• Patrons are invited to visit our school any time during regular school hours. Please check in at the office so we can make sure your needs are met.

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year	1st Lang. Arts	1st Math	2nd Lang. Arts	2nd Math	3rd Lang. Arts	3rd Math
2003-04	78%	64%	50%	47%	60%
2004-05	61%	53%	69%	69%	60%	66%
2005-06	62%	72%	58%	58%	63%	67%
2006-07	51%	54%	60%	56%	60%	62%
2007-08			37%	32%	64%	61%
Year	4th Lang. Arts	4th Math	4th Science	5th Lang. Arts	5th Math	5th Science
2003-04	67%		52%	51%		33%
2004-05	61%	68%	49%	65%	52%	42%
2005-06	58%	62%	51%	64%	56%	52%
2006-07	64%	61%	51%	57%	38%	39%
2007-08	52%	46%	46%	66%	58%	56%
Year	6th Lang. Arts	6th Math	6th Science
2003-04	56%		48%
2004-05	61%	57%	49%
2005-06	73%	67%	56%
2006-07	70%	71%	54%
2007-08	56%	46%	36%

Detailed Core CRT results by student subgroups

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.

3rd Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	47	39	37	40	53	51	46
2000 Norms	2005-06	50	35	40	43	53	52	48
2005 Norms*	2006-07	35	35	29	33	41	44	37
2005 Norms*	2007-08	36	27	30	31	43	42	37
5th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	48	46	37	43	47	52	47
2000 Norms	2005-06	45	40	42	41	46	54	46
2005 Norms*	2006-07	48	39	31	39	48	57	46
2005 Norms*	2007-08	42	44	31	38	42	51	42
6th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Total Survey
2000 Norms	2004-05	44	38	41	40
2000 Norms	2005-06	34	31	20	27
2005 Norms*	2006-07	31	31	21	28
2005 Norms*	2007-08	15	20	9	13

* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 

Grade 6	Average Points Earned
Year	Ideas / Content	Organization	Voice	Word Choice	Sentence Fluency	Conventions	Composite
2003/04	2.9	2.8	3.2	2.9	3.0	2.9	17.5
2004/05	2.9	2.8	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	17.2
2005/06	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.0	3.0	2.9	18.3
2006/07	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.9	17.9
2007/08*	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	15.2

* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 

Begin at the Jordan River and the Midvale City Line (approx. 6800 S.); east along the Midvale City Line (south side) to State St.; northeast from State St. along the Midvale City Line to 6600 S.; east along 6600 S. (south side) to 700 E.; north along 700 E. (east side) to the North District Boundary (6600 S.); east along 6600 S. (south side) to 900 E.; south on 900 E. (west side) to 7500 S. (Greenwood Ave.) and 700 E.; west along 7500 S. (Greenwood Ave.) (north side) to 300 E.; north along 300 E. (both sides to Midvalley) to 7390 S.; west along 7390 S. (both sides to Midvalley) to State St.; north along State St. (east side) to 7200 S.; west along 7200 S. (north side) to the Jordan River, north along the Jordan River (east side) to the Midvale City Line. View Hillcrest area elementary boundary map