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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hidden Valley Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
935
Middle
DISTRICT 1,021 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001541
Hidden Valley Middle
15410 S Harmon Day Dr., BLUFFDALE, UT 84065 · (801) 412-1050 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
183 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 336 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 300 | 32% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
UT avg 41.4% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 45.7% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hidden Valley Middle
Hidden Valley Middle's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Middle this school | 935 | 19.6% | 45.2% |
| Salem Junior High SALEM | 950 | 22.6% | 39.9% |
| Fairfield Jr High KAYSVILLE | 972 | 18.6% | 50.3% |
| Spring Creek Middle School PROVIDENCE | 869 | 21.6% | 62.9% |
| Spanish Fork Jr High SPANISH FORK | 1,070 | 23.7% | 42.6% |
| Timpanogos Middle School HEBER CITY | 1,033 | 19.3% | 56.9% |
Matched among Utah middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hidden Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #65 of 136 | #19 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #74 of 140 ▼ 21 | #20 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #23 of 140 ▲ 44 | #11 of 44 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #62 of 144 | #17 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #93 of 137 | #32 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #83 of 137 | #39 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #98 of 141 | #31 of 44 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
935
+199 (+27%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 935 | 40 | 23.4:1 | 20% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 38.5 | 22.7:1 | 19% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 36.6 | 23.7:1 | 14% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | N/A | N/A | 15% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidden Valley Middle.
About Hidden Valley Middle
Located in BLUFFDALE, Utah, Hidden Valley Middle is a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 7 through 9 and enrolls 935 students.
Jordan District is the district for Hidden Valley Middle. It has 67 schools and 58,788 students.
About 79% of the student body at Hidden Valley Middle is White. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Salt Lake County, the White share is about 70%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 40 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 23.4:1. Compared with the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hidden Valley Middle is 5.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.2% actual, 50.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Utah.
The school's county is Salt Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salt Lake County's 325 public schools enroll about 209,757 students and include Hidden Valley Middle.
Mountain Point Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Hidden Valley Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hidden Valley Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 27%.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Hidden Valley Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in BLUFFDALE
- Mountain Point ElementaryElementary · 830 students
- Summit Academy - IndependenceElementary · 830 students
- Bluffdale SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Summit Academy High SchoolCombined · 599 students
- Summit Academy - BluffdaleElementary · 537 students
- North Star AcademyCombined · 522 students
Other Hidden Valley Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hidden Valley Middle. Hidden Valley Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Hidden Valley MiddleEscondido, CA · 733 students
- Hidden Valley MiddleRoanoke, VA · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Point Elementary0.1 mi · 830
- Summit Academy - Independence0.6 mi · 830
- Summit Academy High School1.2 mi · 599
- Summit Academy High School1.2 mi · 511
- Summit Academy - Bluffdale1.5 mi · 537
- Bluffdale School2.0 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Hidden Valley MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hidden Valley Middle?
Hidden Valley Middle enrolls approximately 935 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Hidden Valley Middle serve?
Hidden Valley Middle serves grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Hidden Valley Middle have?
Hidden Valley Middle employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Hidden Valley Middle?
Student demographics at Hidden Valley Middle are roughly 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hidden Valley Middle public or private?
Hidden Valley Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.