Mountain Creek Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · South Jordan, Utah
Mountain Creek Middle School in South Jordan, Utah enrolled 1,313 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 23.9 students per teacher against the Utah middle-school median of 22.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
1,275 students in 2022-23, 1,298 students in 2023-24, 1,313 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.6 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,275 | 53.6 | 23.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,298 | 55.8 | 23.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,313 | 55.0 | 23.9 |
23.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Utah middle schools
Among the 142 Utah middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 269 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain Creek Middle School enrolled 1,212 students and had 4.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.5, one per 269 of the 1,212 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent19.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.7% of students were White, 17.7% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White72.7%
- Hispanic17.7%
- Two or more races5.5%
- Asian1.6%
- Black1.3%
- Pacific Islander1.1%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Mountain Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 55% | not published | 40.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Mountain Creek Middle School
- Elk Ridge MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 1,151 students, 23.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Copper Mountain MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 1,093 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Mountain Creek Middle School with Elk Ridge MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jordan School District spends per student$9,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,450
- The largest public schools in UtahMountain Creek Middle School is the number 12 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 142
- Utah schools by students per teacher23.9 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.23.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mountain Creek Middle School
How many students attend Mountain Creek Middle School?
1,313 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,275 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in South Jordan, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Creek Middle School?
23.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for middle schools is 22.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mountain Creek Middle School a Title I school?
Mountain Creek Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mountain Creek Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Mountain Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mountain Creek Middle School in?
Jordan School District, NCES district ID 4900420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490042001540 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.