Mountain Ridge High

Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Herriman, Utah

Mountain Ridge High in Herriman, Utah enrolled 2,738 students in 2024-25 with 113.4 full-time teachers, 24.1 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. 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, 17% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

2,507 students in 2022-23, 2,598 students in 2023-24, 2,738 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 103.7 to 113.4.

Students enrolled at Mountain Ridge High by school year2022-23: 2,507, 2023-24: 2,598, 2024-25: 2,73801k2k3k2022-232,5072023-242,5982024-252,738
Students enrolled at Mountain Ridge High by school year2022-23: 2,507, 2023-24: 2,598, 2024-25: 2,73801k2k3k2022-232,5072023-242,5982024-252,738
Students enrolled at Mountain Ridge High by school year2022-23: 2,507, 2023-24: 2,598, 2024-25: 2,73801k2k3k2022-232,5072023-242,5982024-252,738
Students enrolled at Mountain Ridge High by school year2022-23: 2,507, 2023-24: 2,598, 2024-25: 2,73801k2k3k2022-232,5072023-242,5982024-252,738
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,507103.724.2
2023-242,598106.724.3
2024-252,738113.424.1

24.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Utah high schools

Among the 184 Utah high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Mountain Ridge High 24.1; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMountain Ridge High 24.1state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Mountain Ridge High 24.1; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMountain Ridge High 24.1state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Mountain Ridge High 24.1; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMountain Ridge High 24.1state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Mountain Ridge High 24.1; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMountain Ridge High 24.1state median 21.4U.S. 14.5

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).

28 AP courses and one counselor per 331 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain Ridge High enrolled 2,320 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses28
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 331 of the 2,320 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions21
  • Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.7% of students were White, 15.8% Hispanic, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.7%
  2. Hispanic15.8%
  3. Two or more races4.1%
  4. Asian1.4%
  5. Pacific Islander1.0%
  6. Black0.8%
  7. 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 Ridge High scored proficient or above: 17% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math17%not published40.2%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 803 students in Mountain Ridge High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate95%89%88.3%
Students in the class8035,02552,066

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Herriman

3 public high schools in Herriman report 2024-25 enrollment; Mountain Ridge High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain Ridge High2,73824.110.3%
Herriman High2,52225.113.4%
Real Salt Lake Academy High School40318.85.5%

All public schools in Herriman →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mountain Ridge High

  1. Real Salt Lake Academy High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 403 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Riverton HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 2,295 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Mountain Ridge High with Real Salt Lake Academy High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in UtahMountain Ridge High is the number 6 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher24.1 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.24.1:1
  7. 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 Ridge High

  1. How many students attend Mountain Ridge High?
    2,738 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,507 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Herriman, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Ridge High?
    24.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for high schools is 21.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mountain Ridge High a Title I school?
    Mountain Ridge High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mountain Ridge High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Mountain Ridge High scored proficient or above: 17% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Mountain Ridge High?
    95% of the 803 students in Mountain Ridge High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Mountain Ridge High in?
    Jordan School District, NCES district ID 4900420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490042001525 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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