Riverview Jr High

Located at 751 W TRIPP LANE, in MURRAY, Utah, Riverview Jr High is a close-knit 6-8 campus that enrolls 614 students (grades 7 through 9), one of the schools within Murray District. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 831 students each, so Riverview Jr High sits 26% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Murray District, which oversees 11 schools and 5,678 students, Riverview Jr High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Riverview Jr High lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Salt Lake County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Riverview Jr High has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. The state averages about 21.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 25% of students at Riverview Jr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Riverview Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Riverview Jr High is one campus in the mix.

Viewmont School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverview Jr High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverview Jr High at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Riverview Jr High's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 614).

On the community side, the feed for Riverview Jr High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.