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Which teacher or staff member at Mountain Ridge High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,738
High
DISTRICT 1,716 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001525
Mountain Ridge High
14100 S Sentinel Ridge Blvd, HERRIMAN, UT 84096 · (801) 412-1700 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,738 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
380 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 10 | 922 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 885 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 931 | 34% |
Student demographics
39%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Ridge High
Mountain Ridge High's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge High this school | 2,738 | 13.9% | 34.4% |
| Stansbury High STANSBURY PARK | 2,314 | 14.8% | 33.0% |
| Westlake High SARATOGA SPRINGS | 3,052 | 12.7% | 41.1% |
| Syracuse High SYRACUSE | 2,608 | 14.9% | 29.2% |
| Layton High LAYTON | 2,231 | 16.5% | 32.2% |
| Brighton High Salt Lake City | 2,435 | 12.8% | 48.6% |
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 Ridge High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #96 of 149 | #17 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,738 | #6 of 189 | #4 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #89 of 145 | #24 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #75 of 145 | #33 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #143 of 169 | #35 of 42 |
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
2,738
+656 (+32%) 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 | 2,738 | 113.4 | 24.1:1 | 14% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 2,598 | 106.7 | 24.4:1 | 12% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 2,507 | 103.7 | 24.2:1 | 9% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 2,082 | N/A | N/A | 8% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Ridge High.
About Mountain Ridge High
Mountain Ridge High is a high school in HERRIMAN, Utah, reachable at (801) 412-1700. The school has 2,738 students in 2024-25 across grades 10 through 12. High schools in Utah average about 980 students, which makes this school 179% bigger than average.
The Jordan District system has 67 schools and 58,788 students.
The share of White students at Mountain Ridge High is 77%, a majority. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Mountain Ridge High are from different groups.
Mountain Ridge High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1, with 113.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Utah is 21.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 14% at Mountain Ridge High. On average, public schools in Salt Lake County report 34%.
Schools in Utah with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 53.0%. Mountain Ridge High posts 34.4%, 18.7 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Salt Lake County show that the median household earns about $97,494 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Salt Lake County has 325 public schools with about 209,757 students, including Mountain Ridge High.
About 0.2 miles separate Mountain Ridge High from the closest public school, Ridge View Elementary. The five-mile area around Mountain Ridge High holds at least 8 other public schools. Mountain Ridge High's average proficiency of 34.4% compares with 39.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 32%, from 2,082 to 2,738.
People who know Mountain Ridge High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
Other schools in HERRIMAN
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Providence HallCombined · 2,044 students
- Fort Herriman MiddleMiddle · 1,195 students
- Copper Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,093 students
- Silver Crest SchoolElementary · 879 students
- Blackridge SchoolElementary · 782 students
Other Mountain Ridge High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mountain Ridge High. Mountain Ridge High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 2,823 students
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolFrostburg, MD · 743 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge View Elementary0.2 mi · 713
- Juniper0.3 mi · 544
- Providence Hall0.8 mi · 2,044
- Foothills School0.9 mi · 837
- South Hills Middle0.9 mi · 1,181
- Salt Lake Academy High School1.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Ridge HighHow many students attend Mountain Ridge High?
Mountain Ridge High enrolls approximately 2,738 students in grades 10-12.
Is Mountain Ridge High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain Ridge High is a high school covering grades 10-12.
How many students per teacher at Mountain Ridge High?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Mountain Ridge High.
How diverse is Mountain Ridge High?
Mountain Ridge High reports a student body of 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mountain Ridge High public or private?
Mountain Ridge High 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.