Indian Hills Middle

Located at 1180 E 11600 S, in SANDY, Utah, Indian Hills Middle is a moderately sized 6-8 campus that instructs 1,072 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Canyons District. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 831 students each, so Indian Hills Middle sits 29% larger than that benchmark.

Indian Hills Middle is one of 47 schools operated by Canyons District, a district that hosts 32,688 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Indian Hills Middle lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.5:1. The state averages around 21.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Indian Hills Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.5%, the actual is 56.9%, a residual of +4.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household income runs about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Indian Hills Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Sprucewood School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indian Hills Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 1,113 students in 2018 compared to 1,072 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 85% to 79%.

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