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Alumni: what's one memory from Indian Hills Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,072
Middle
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200719
Indian Hills Middle
1180 E 11600 S, SANDY, UT 84094 · (801) 826-7100 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,072 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
160 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 6 | 336 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 383 | 36% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
50.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 51.8% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Indian Hills Middle
Indian Hills Middle's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills Middle this school | 1,072 | 14.9% | 56.9% |
| South Jordan Middle SOUTH JORDAN | 1,182 | 12.1% | 52.7% |
| Butler Middle Salt Lake City | 913 | 16.8% | 63.6% |
| Mountain Creek Middle School South Jordan | 1,313 | 14.1% | 53.2% |
| Centerville Jr High CENTERVILLE | 971 | 15.1% | 49.8% |
| West Point Jr High WEST POINT | 1,551 | 16.1% | 44.7% |
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 Indian Hills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #22 of 136 | #9 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #39 of 140 ▼ 6 | #12 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #31 of 140 ▼ 18 | #13 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,072 | #36 of 144 | #11 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #96 of 137 | #33 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #80 of 137 | #38 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #113 of 141 | #35 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #66 of 77 | #25 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
1,072
-73 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,094
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 | 1,072 | 45.6 | 23.5:1 | 15% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 1,124 | 46.1 | 24.4:1 | 18% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 1,114 | 47.1 | 23.7:1 | 16% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 1,145 | N/A | N/A | 15% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 1,113 | N/A | N/A | 21% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 1,108 | N/A | N/A | 18% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | 42 | 26.1:1 | 14% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Hills Middle.
About Indian Hills Middle
Indian Hills Middle is a medium-sized middle school in SANDY, Utah. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,072 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Utah is about 831 students.
Canyons District is the local district for Indian Hills Middle. It runs 47 schools with 32,688 students.
By race and ethnicity, Indian Hills Middle is 79% White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Salt Lake County is roughly 70% White. Indian Hills Middle has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 23.5 students per teacher and 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 15%. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Salt Lake County.
Indian Hills Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.9% is 4.4 points above the 52.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Indian Hills Middle is among the 325 public schools in Salt Lake County.
Of nearby public schools, Sprucewood School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 59.3% proficiency; Indian Hills Middle posts 56.9%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,072 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,145.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Indian Hills Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in SANDY
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Albion MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Midvale MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Mt. Jordan MiddleMiddle · 757 students
Other Indian Hills Middle schools
One other US public school is named Indian Hills Middle. Indian Hills Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Indian Hills MiddlePrairie Village, KS · 879 students
Nearby schools
- Sprucewood School0.5 mi · 342
- Sunrise School0.7 mi · 647
- Alta High0.8 mi · 2,278
- Altara School1.0 mi · 560
- Draper School1.3 mi · 680
- Life Skills Academy1.5 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Hills MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Hills Middle?
Indian Hills Middle enrolls approximately 1,072 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Indian Hills Middle serve?
Indian Hills Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Indian Hills Middle?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Indian Hills Middle.
How diverse is Indian Hills Middle?
Indian Hills Middle reports a student body of 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Hills Middle?
Indian Hills Middle is overseen by Canyons District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.