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Enrollment
958
Middle
DISTRICT 1,379 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000074
Mountain Ridge Jr High
5525 W 10400 N, HIGHLAND, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8758 · Utah County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL958 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
110 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
59.9%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
958
-352 (-27%) vs 2017
% White
87%
was 88%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mountain Ridge Jr High
Mountain Ridge Jr High is a 6-8 campus of moderately sized scale in HIGHLAND, Utah, part of Alpine District, teacheing 958 students in grades 7 through 9.
Mountain Ridge Jr High is one of 89 schools operated by Alpine District, a district that enrolls 86,645 students overall.
Demographically, Mountain Ridge Jr High logs that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.7:1, putting Mountain Ridge Jr High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Utah County runs at roughly 22%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, Mountain Ridge Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.1%.
Across the wider county, Utah County reports that median household earnings sit near $100,671, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Utah County's 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), Mountain Ridge Jr High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Lone Peak High, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mountain Ridge Jr High at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Mountain Ridge Jr High's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 1,310 (now 958).
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Mountain Ridge Jr High typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other schools in HIGHLAND
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ridgeline SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Freedom SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Highland SchoolElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Lone Peak High0.8 mi · 2,484
- Highland School0.9 mi · 585
- Legacy School1.2 mi · 819
- Cedar Ridge School1.3 mi · 682
- American Fork Jr High1.4 mi · 1,827
- Freedom School1.6 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Ridge Jr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain Ridge Jr High?
Mountain Ridge Jr High enrolls approximately 958 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Mountain Ridge Jr High serve?
Mountain Ridge Jr High serves grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Ridge Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Ridge Jr High is approximately 22.6:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain Ridge Jr High?
At Mountain Ridge Jr High, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mountain Ridge Jr High public or private?
Mountain Ridge Jr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.