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Enrollment
1,261
Middle
DISTRICT 1,021 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000720
Oquirrh Hills Middle
12949 S 2700 W, RIVERTON, UT 84065 · (801) 412-2350 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,261 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Utah public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
22.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
170 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 | 413 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 408 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 440 | 35% |
Student demographics
27%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
42.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 52.3% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Oquirrh Hills Middle
Oquirrh Hills Middle's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oquirrh Hills Middle this school | 1,261 | 13.5% | 50.2% |
| Lehi Jr High LEHI | 1,376 | 11.9% | 53.3% |
| Maple Grove Middle MAPLETON | 1,195 | 13.1% | 49.2% |
| Mapleton Junior High MAPLETON | 1,312 | 14.4% | 42.7% |
| Fort Herriman Middle HERRIMAN | 1,195 | 10.0% | 49.7% |
| Lake Mountain Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,471 | 14.4% | 50.5% |
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 Oquirrh Hills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #42 of 136 | #15 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #35 of 140 ▼ 3 | #11 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #65 of 140 ▼ 5 | #18 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,261 | #15 of 144 | #4 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #71 of 137 | #21 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #117 of 137 | #42 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #119 of 141 | #37 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.1% | #9 of 46 | #5 of 16 |
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
1,261
-114 (-8%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,132
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 | 1,261 | 55.8 | 22.6:1 | 13% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 1,276 | 56.1 | 22.8:1 | 13% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 1,332 | 56.8 | 23.4:1 | 9% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 1,375 | N/A | N/A | 11% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 1,077 | N/A | N/A | 16% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 1,087 | N/A | N/A | 17% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 1,154 | 44 | 26.2:1 | 21% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 1,208 | 49 | 24.6:1 | 19% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 1,132 | 45 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oquirrh Hills Middle.
About Oquirrh Hills Middle
Oquirrh Hills Middle is a middle school in RIVERTON, Utah, according to federal school records. It enrolls 1,261 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 9. That puts enrollment 52% bigger than the 831-student average for middle schools in Utah.
Jordan District is the local district for Oquirrh Hills Middle. It runs 67 schools with 58,788 students.
Of every 100 students at Oquirrh Hills Middle, about 85 are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 70% White share among all Salt Lake County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
There are about 22.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Oquirrh Hills Middle, which has 55.8. Middle schools in Utah have an average ratio of 21.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 13%. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
Among Utah public middle schools, Oquirrh Hills Middle outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Oquirrh Hills Middle is 3.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Utah schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Salt Lake County show that median household income comes to about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 325, with about 209,757 students.
Of the public schools around it, Oquirrh Hills Middle is closest to Southland School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.2% on proficiency, and Oquirrh Hills Middle is below that at 50.2%.
NCES describes the area around Oquirrh Hills Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Oquirrh Hills Middle is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
- 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 RIVERTON
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
- South Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,181 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Midas Creek SchoolElementary · 759 students
- Riverton SchoolElementary · 657 students
Nearby schools
- Southland School0.3 mi · 592
- Riverton High0.6 mi · 2,295
- Riverton School0.6 mi · 657
- Kauri Sue Hamilton0.7 mi · 286
- Preschool0.7 mi · 1,773
- Rosamond School1.2 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Oquirrh Hills MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Oquirrh Hills Middle?
Oquirrh Hills Middle enrolls approximately 1,261 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Oquirrh Hills Middle serve?
Oquirrh Hills Middle serves grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Oquirrh Hills Middle have?
Oquirrh Hills Middle employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Oquirrh Hills Middle?
Student demographics at Oquirrh Hills Middle are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Oquirrh Hills Middle in?
Oquirrh Hills Middle is part of Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.