About West Hills Middle

West Hills Middle School provides a positive learning environment where students have every opportunity to achieve their academic potential without regard to race, sex, or religious preference. The staff is committed to meet the intellectual, social, emotional, aesthetic, and physical needs of seventh, eight, and ninth grade students. The curriculum emphasizes basic skills and exploration experiences to help students make a satisfactory transition during the years between elementary and high school. West Hills Middle faculty members consistently work to maintain the highest levels of professionalism. Their goal is to give students an education which will have a significant and lasting effect in their lives. West Hills Middle has a School Improvement Plan that is currently being implemented to move the school forward.

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Student Achievement

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
7th Lang. Arts
8th Lang. Arts
9th Lang. Arts
7th Math
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1
Geometry
2005-06
83%
80%
81%
78%
72%
56%
89%
2006-07
89%
85%
83%
63%
57%
57%
84%
2007-08
83%
85%
81%
64%
65%
55%
86%
2008-09
85%
87%
85%
67%
60%
30%
67%
Year
7th Science
8th Science
9th Earth Sci.
Biology
 
  
 
2005-06
75%
69%
64%
87%
      
2006-07
73%
74%
67%
96%
      
2007-08
73%
73%
72%
95%
      
2008-09
73%
73%
75%
100%

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.

 8th Grade
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Core Total
Soc. Studies
Science
Total Composite
2005-06
59
54
54
55
48
65
56
2006-07
57
57
52
55
50
63
56
2007-08
57
56
52
55
51
62
55
2008-09
58
56
47
54
48
59
54

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 9 - Average Points Earned
Year
Ideas / Content
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Composite
2005/06
3.7
3.7
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.7
22.3
2006/07
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
22.4
2007/08
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.5
20.7
2008/09
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
21.7
* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 
Boundary Description

MiddleBegin at the D&RGW Railroad (6600 S. and approximately 4700 W.); east along 6600 S. to 3600 W. (south side); south along 3600 W. (west side) to 7800 S.; west along 7800 S. to 4000 W. (north side); south along 4000 W. to Old Bingham Hwy. (west side); southwest along Old Bingham Hwy (north side) to approximately 10200 S.; west along 10200 S. (north side) to the Mining Railroad; southwest along the Mining Railroad to approximately 10450 S.; west along 10450 S. to West County Line; north along West County Line to 10000 S.; east along 10000 S. (south side) to New Bingham Hwy.; northeast along New Bingham Hwy. (south side) to utilities corridor (power poles and the proposed Mountain View Corridor at approximately 5800 W.); north along utilities corridor to 7800 S. (east side); east along 7800 S. (south side) to approximately 4700 W.; north along 4700 W. (east side) to 6600 S.

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