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Enrollment
1,313
Middle
DISTRICT 1,021 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001540
Mountain Creek Middle School
5325 W Bingham Rim Road, South Jordan, UT 84009 · (801) 412-1000 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,313 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Utah public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
23.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
185 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 | 428 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 415 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 470 | 36% |
Student demographics
44%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
52.7%
UT avg 41.4% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
62.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 | 52.7% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 57.3% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Mountain Creek Middle School
Mountain Creek Middle School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Creek Middle School this school | 1,313 | 14.1% | 53.2% |
| West Point Jr High WEST POINT | 1,551 | 16.1% | 44.7% |
| Viewpoint Middle LEHI | 1,667 | 12.4% | 49.3% |
| Willowcreek Middle Lehi | 1,591 | 13.3% | 49.6% |
| Indian Hills Middle SANDY | 1,072 | 14.9% | 56.9% |
| Mueller Park Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 1,090 | 15.0% | 47.9% |
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 Mountain Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #33 of 136 | #13 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #10 of 140 ▲ 11 | #2 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #25 of 140 ▲ 17 | #12 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,313 | #12 of 144 | #3 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #101 of 137 | #34 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #58 of 137 | #33 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #118 of 141 | #36 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
1,313
+158 (+14%) 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 | 1,313 | 55.1 | 23.9:1 | 14% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 1,298 | 55.8 | 23.3:1 | 14% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 1,275 | 53.6 | 23.8:1 | 10% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 1,155 | N/A | N/A | 12% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Creek Middle School.
About Mountain Creek Middle School
Mountain Creek Middle School is a large middle school in South Jordan, Utah, under Jordan District. Its 1,313 students are spread across grades 7 through 9. The typical figure for middle schools in Utah is about 831 students.
The 67 schools of Jordan District, including Mountain Creek Middle School, enroll 58,788 students.
White students are the majority at Mountain Creek Middle School, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 18% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 70% White share among all Salt Lake County residents. Mountain Creek Middle School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 23.9 students per teacher and 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 14%. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Salt Lake County.
Measured against Utah public middle schools, Mountain Creek Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mountain Creek Middle School would be expected to post about 52.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.2%.
Mountain Creek Middle School is located in Salt Lake County, where the median household income is $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Mountain Creek Middle School is one of 325 public schools in the county.
Golden Fields School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Mountain Creek Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 14% from its 2020-21 level of 1,155.
The Mountain Creek Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 South Jordan
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- South Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Elk Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,151 students
- Early Light Academy at DaybreakCombined · 1,022 students
- Aspen ElementaryElementary · 901 students
- South Jordan SchoolElementary · 863 students
Other Mountain Creek Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mountain Creek Middle. Mountain Creek Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Mountain Creek MiddleSomerset, CA · 99 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Fields School0.1 mi · 854
- American Academy of Innovation0.5 mi · 373
- Eastlake School1.3 mi · 792
- Aspen Elementary1.7 mi · 901
- Early Light Academy at Daybreak1.7 mi · 1,022
- Welby School1.7 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Creek Middle SchoolHow large is Mountain Creek Middle School?
Mountain Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 1,313 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does Mountain Creek Middle School serve?
Mountain Creek Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at Mountain Creek Middle School?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Mountain Creek Middle School.
How diverse is Mountain Creek Middle School?
Mountain Creek Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mountain Creek Middle School public or private?
Mountain Creek Middle School 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.