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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mountain Crest High this year?
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Enrollment
1,547
High
DISTRICT 1,369 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CACHE DISTRICT·NCES 490012000792
Mountain Crest High
255 S 800 E, HYRUM, UT 84319 · (435) 245-6093 · Cache County
GRADES 08–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,547 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Utah public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
384 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 376 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 395 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 396 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 380 | 25% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
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below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Crest High
Mountain Crest High's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Crest High this school | 1,547 | 24.8% | 35.6% |
| Box Elder High BRIGHAM CITY | 1,641 | 25.2% | 36.3% |
| Sky View High SMITHFIELD | 1,600 | 25.4% | 47.7% |
| Cedar City High CEDAR CITY | 1,372 | 24.8% | 44.0% |
| Bear River High GARLAND | 1,194 | 23.7% | 27.8% |
| Uintah High VERNAL | 1,843 | 28.5% | 42.8% |
Matched among Utah high 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 Crest High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Cache County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #91 of 149 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,547 | #57 of 189 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #81 of 145 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #121 of 145 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #93 of 169 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #51 of 84 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,547
+66 (+4%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,228
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 | 1,547 | 65.6 | 23.6:1 | 25% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 1,554 | 61.9 | 25.1:1 | 25% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 1,538 | 62.3 | 24.7:1 | 35% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 1,481 | N/A | N/A | 33% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 1,380 | N/A | N/A | 27% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 1,914 | N/A | N/A | 26% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 1,615 | 62 | 26.1:1 | 25% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 1,464 | 60 | 24.4:1 | 16% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 1,228 | 54 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Crest High.
About Mountain Crest High
Mountain Crest High is a high school in HYRUM, Utah, and it is part of Cache District. It serves 1,547 students in grades 8 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Utah average about 980 students.
Cache District oversees Mountain Crest High and 25 other schools, with 20,286 students in total.
The large majority of students at Mountain Crest High, 85%, are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic. That is close to the 84% White share among all Cache County residents. Mountain Crest High has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Mountain Crest High total 65.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Utah average 21.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 25%.
Measured against Utah public high schools, Mountain Crest High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.7% at Mountain Crest High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.6%.
Cache County census figures show that median household income is about $81,665, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mountain Crest High is among the 44 public schools in Cache County.
Nearest public school: Canyon School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Mountain Crest High holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mountain Crest High at 9th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Mountain Crest High as Suburb: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Mountain Crest High went from 1,481 students to 1,547.
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Cache County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,046
Census ACS
Median income
$81,665
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
28,291 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cache District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Green Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,677 students
- Sky View HighHigh · 1,600 students
- North Cache Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,194 students
- South Cache Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,143 students
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Other schools in HYRUM
- South Cache Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,143 students
- Canyon SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Canyon School0.5 mi · 789
- Lincoln School1.3 mi · 492
- South Cache Middle School2.0 mi · 1,143
- Heritage School3.5 mi · 724
- Millville School3.6 mi · 493
- Ridgeline High School3.9 mi · 1,894
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Crest HighWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain Crest High?
Mountain Crest High enrolls approximately 1,547 students in grades 08-12.
Is Mountain Crest High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain Crest High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Crest High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Crest High is approximately 23.6:1 (66 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mountain Crest High?
Mountain Crest High reports a student body of 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mountain Crest High public or private?
Mountain Crest High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cache District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.