South Hills Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · Riverton, Utah

South Hills Middle in Riverton, Utah enrolled 1,181 students in 2024-25 with 51.4 full-time teachers, 23.0 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, 26% 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

1,091 students in 2022-23, 1,154 students in 2023-24, 1,181 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.6 to 51.4.

Students enrolled at South Hills Middle by school year2022-23: 1,091, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,0912023-241,1542024-251,181
Students enrolled at South Hills Middle by school year2022-23: 1,091, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,0912023-241,1542024-251,181
Students enrolled at South Hills Middle by school year2022-23: 1,091, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,0912023-241,1542024-251,181
Students enrolled at South Hills Middle by school year2022-23: 1,091, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,0912023-241,1542024-251,181
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,09149.622.0
2023-241,15452.422.0
2024-251,18151.423.0

23.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 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.

Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; South Hills Middle 23.0; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSouth Hills Middle 23.0state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; South Hills Middle 23.0; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSouth Hills Middle 23.0state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; South Hills Middle 23.0; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSouth Hills Middle 23.0state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; South Hills Middle 23.0; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSouth Hills Middle 23.0state median 22.3U.S. 14.6

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 325 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Hills Middle enrolled 976 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 325 of the 976 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions58
  • Chronically absent16.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.3% of students were White, 21.5% Hispanic, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.3%
  2. Hispanic21.5%
  3. Two or more races4.1%
  4. Pacific Islander2.8%
  5. Black1.7%
  6. Asian1.0%
  7. American Indian0.6%

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 South Hills Middle scored proficient or above: 26% 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
Math26%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.

Middle schools in Riverton

2 public middle schools in Riverton report 2024-25 enrollment; South Hills Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oquirrh Hills Middle1,26122.69.7%
South Hills Middle1,18123.015.6%

All public schools in Riverton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Hills Middle

  1. Oquirrh Hills MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 1,261 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Fort Herriman MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 1,195 students, 23.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare South Hills Middle with Oquirrh Hills MiddleStudents, 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 UtahSouth Hills Middle is the number 22 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 142
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher23.0 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.23.0:1
  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 South Hills Middle

  1. How many students attend South Hills Middle?
    1,181 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,091 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Riverton, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Hills Middle?
    23.0 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.
  3. Is South Hills Middle a Title I school?
    South Hills Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Hills Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at South Hills Middle scored proficient or above: 26% 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 district is South Hills Middle in?
    Jordan School District, NCES district ID 4900420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490042000531 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.

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