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Enrollment
1,181
Middle
DISTRICT 1,021 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000531
South Hills Middle
13508 S 4000 W, RIVERTON, UT 84065 · (801) 412-2400 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,181 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Utah public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
252 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 | 365 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 434 | 37% |
| Grade 9 | 382 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%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
36.1%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 38.7% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 South Hills Middle
South Hills Middle's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hills Middle this school | 1,181 | 21.3% | 37.0% |
| South Davis Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 953 | 22.4% | 34.5% |
| Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High TOOELE | 840 | 18.6% | 43.3% |
| Sunset Ridge Middle WEST JORDAN | 1,377 | 24.4% | 40.0% |
| Pleasant Grove Jr High PLEASANT GROVE | 1,181 | 25.1% | 49.1% |
| Copper Mountain Middle HERRIMAN | 1,093 | 28.9% | 43.9% |
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 South Hills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #97 of 136 | #25 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #70 of 140 ▲ 7 | #19 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #93 of 140 ▲ 11 | #24 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,181 | #23 of 144 | #7 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #82 of 137 | #26 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #46 of 137 | #27 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #95 of 141 | #30 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #21 of 46 | #8 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
1,181
+292 (+33%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 987
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 | 1,181 | 51.4 | 23.0:1 | 21% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 1,154 | 52.4 | 22.0:1 | 20% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 1,091 | 49.6 | 22.0:1 | 16% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 889 | N/A | N/A | 14% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 1,107 | N/A | N/A | 15% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 984 | N/A | N/A | 18% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 1,146 | 47 | 24.4:1 | 25% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 987 | 36 | 27.4:1 | 15% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hills Middle.
About South Hills Middle
This page covers South Hills Middle, a medium-sized middle school in RIVERTON, Utah. School enrollment was 1,181 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 9. For comparison, middle schools in Utah average about 831 students.
The district, Jordan District, operates 67 schools serving 58,788 students.
At South Hills Middle, White students make up 68% of the student body. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. For comparison, Salt Lake County is about 70% White. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.0:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. That is 13 points below the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
The allk12 Grade for South Hills Middle is C-. Compared with Utah public middle schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at South Hills Middle are 12.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.0% actual, 49.4% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Salt Lake County, the median household income is $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. South Hills Middle is one of 325 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Ridge View Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, South Hills Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies South Hills Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at South Hills Middle climbed 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 889 to 1,181 students.
The South Hills Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Oquirrh Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,261 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Midas Creek SchoolElementary · 759 students
- Riverton SchoolElementary · 657 students
Other South Hills Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Hills Middle. South Hills Middle is the largest of the 3.
- South Hills Middle SchoolBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI · 555 students
- SOUTH HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLTWIN FALLS, ID · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge View Elementary0.8 mi · 713
- Mountain Ridge High0.9 mi · 2,738
- Juniper0.9 mi · 544
- Rose Creek School0.9 mi · 649
- Foothills School1.3 mi · 837
- Preschool1.5 mi · 1,773
Frequently asked questions
About South Hills MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at South Hills Middle?
South Hills Middle enrolls approximately 1,181 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does South Hills Middle serve?
South Hills Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at South Hills Middle?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at South Hills Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Hills Middle?
At South Hills Middle, the student body is approximately 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees South Hills Middle?
South Hills Middle is overseen by Jordan District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.