About West Jordan Middle

West Jordan Middle School serves students of varied economic, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds.   Located in the city of West Jordan, the school’s spacious building and well-groomed campus are assets to the community.  West Jordan Middle School is a traditional two-story design featuring self-contained classrooms, shop and home economic areas, choral and band rooms, media center, auditorium, gymnasium, office suite, and swimming pool.  The building dates from 1955 and offers many amenities not included in Jordan District’s new middle schools.

West Jordan LionsWest Jordan 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 West Jordan Middle School faculty is highly respected for the standard of excellence that the school maintains and for their school wide expectations of RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and SAFETY.

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
75%
70%
74%
47%
63%
47%
74%
2006-07
74%
72%
72%
11%
55%
50%
73%
2007-08
70%
78%
74%
41%
55%
49%
64%
2008-09
75%
72%
74%
41%
48%
35%
52%
Year
7th Science
8th Science
9th Earth Sci.
Biology
 
  
 
2005-06
66%
51%
52%
93%
      
2006-07
65%
50%
46%
97%
      
2007-08
52%
49%
54%
92%
      
2008-09
65%
52%
59%
99%

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
54
48
48
49
44
58
50
2006-07
48
45
42
45
39
57
47
2007-08
49
47
39
45
44
56
47
2008-09
47
43
39
43
43
57
47

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
3.1
3.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.0
18.8
2006/07
3.2
3.2
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.2
19.4
2007/08
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.3
20.1
2008/09
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
20.3
* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 
Boundary Description

MiddleBegin at the Utah-Salt Lake Canal (approx. 2800 W.) and 6600 S.;
east along 6600 S. (south side) to the Jordan River;
south along the Jordan River (west side) to 9400 S. and the West Jordan/South Jordan City Line;
west along the West Jordan/South Jordan City Line (north side) to 9400 S. and 1300 W.;
continuing west along 9400 S. (north side) to 1700 W.;
north along 1700 W. (east side) to 7800 S.;
west along 7800 S. (north side) to 2700 W.;
north along 2700 W. (east side) to 7485 S.;
west along 7485 S. (north side) to the Utah-Salt Lake Canal; north along the Canal (east side) to 6600 S.

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