Hillcrest High

Set in MIDVALE, Utah, Hillcrest High is a sprawling high school, overseen by Canyons District. It instructs 2,421 students across grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 147% bigger than the state mean of about 980.

Within Canyons District, which oversees 47 schools and 32,688 students, Hillcrest High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hillcrest High records that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hillcrest High has 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.1:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hillcrest High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Hillcrest High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jordan Valley School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hillcrest High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 15%: 2,098 students in 2018 compared to 2,421 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 48% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.