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Enrollment
485
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000498
Hillside Middle
1825 S NEVADA, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108 · (801) 481-4828 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Utah public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
125 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 226 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 53% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
57.7%
UT avg 41.4% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
62.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 56.9% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Hillside Middle
Hillside Middle's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Middle this school | 485 | 25.8% | 58.5% |
| Evergreen Jr High SALT LAKE CITY | 600 | 27.0% | 49.4% |
| Clayton Middle SALT LAKE CITY | 567 | 28.7% | 61.3% |
| Bountiful Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 630 | 24.1% | 37.5% |
| North Layton Jr High LAYTON | 959 | 31.6% | 28.9% |
| Eastmont Middle SANDY | 515 | 29.3% | 56.8% |
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 Hillside Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #17 of 136 | #8 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #12 of 140 ▲ 11 | #3 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #13 of 140 ▲ 11 | #7 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #124 of 144 | #42 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #45 of 137 | #12 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #34 of 137 | #24 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #78 of 141 | #27 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #22 of 77 | #9 of 25 |
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
485
-90 (-16%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 810
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 | 485 | 23.3 | 20.9:1 | 26% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 25.7 | 20.1:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 23.8 | 23.3:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | N/A | N/A | 25% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | N/A | N/A | 36% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | N/A | N/A | 40% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 49% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 37 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside Middle.
About Hillside Middle
Hillside Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. School enrollment was 485 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in Utah is roughly 831 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
Besides Hillside Middle, Salt Lake District runs 38 other schools. The district enrolls 20,086 students.
Hillside Middle's enrollment is 66% White. Next come 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Hillside Middle comes in at 53%.
The teaching staff at Hillside Middle is 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.9:1. That ratio is under the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 26%.
The allk12 Grade for Hillside Middle is A. Compared with Utah public middle schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hillside Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5% and a predicted 47.2%.
Among Salt Lake County residents, median household income is about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 209,757.
The school nearest to Hillside Middle is Beacon Heights School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Hillside Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hillside Middle places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Hillside Middle inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Hillside Middle had 575 students in 2020-21 and 485 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Hillside Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Salt Lake District
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- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
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- Mountain View SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Clayton MiddleMiddle · 567 students
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Other Hillside Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hillside Middle. Hillside Middle is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Hillside MiddleSimi Valley, CA · 1,138 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolManchester, NH · 1,071 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolNORTHVILLE, MI · 1,024 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolSeven Hills, OH · 717 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolKALAMAZOO, MI · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Beacon Heights School0.2 mi · 345
- Dilworth School0.4 mi · 463
- Indian Hills School0.7 mi · 467
- Clayton Middle0.9 mi · 567
- Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts0.9 mi · 163
- Bonneville School1.1 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Hillside MiddleHow large is Hillside Middle?
Hillside Middle enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 07-08.
Is Hillside Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillside Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Hillside Middle?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Hillside Middle.
How diverse is Hillside Middle?
Hillside Middle reports a student body of 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hillside Middle in?
Hillside Middle is part of Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.