Mountain Ridge Jr High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · Highland, Utah
Mountain Ridge Jr High in Highland, Utah enrolled 958 students in 2024-25 with 42.4 full-time teachers, 22.6 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 fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,073 students in 2022-23, 1,030 students in 2023-24, 958 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.7 to 42.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,073 | 42.7 | 25.1 |
| 2023-24 | 1,030 | 43.0 | 24.0 |
| 2024-25 | 958 | 42.4 | 22.6 |
22.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 379 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain Ridge Jr High enrolled 1,137 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 379 of the 1,137 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent19.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.7% of students were White, 7.0% Hispanic, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White86.7%
- Hispanic7.0%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Pacific Islander1.3%
- Asian0.8%
- Black0.2%
- 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 Jr High 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 Ridge Jr High
- American Fork Jr HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 1,827 students, 27.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Timberline MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 1,322 students, 26.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Mountain Ridge Jr High with American Fork Jr HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alpine School District spends per student$9,266 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,266
- The largest public schools in UtahMountain Ridge Jr High is the number 55 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#55 of 142
- Utah schools by students per teacher22.6 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.22.6:1
- 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 Ridge Jr High
How many students attend Mountain Ridge Jr High?
958 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,073 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Highland, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Ridge Jr High?
22.6 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 Ridge Jr High a Title I school?
Mountain Ridge Jr High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mountain Ridge Jr High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Mountain Ridge Jr High 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 Ridge Jr High in?
Alpine School District, NCES district ID 4900030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490003000074 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.