Best Public Schools in South Jordan, UT

South Jordan, Utah, has 20 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including traditional schools in Jordan District and several charter or alternative schools. Overall performance is strongest in the middle-school grades and at Bingham High. All three traditional middle schools rank above the statewide midpoint, led by Elk Ridge Middle, which ranks 12th of 217 Utah middle schools and performs especially well in science, English language arts, and mathematics. Mountain Creek Middle School and South Jordan Middle also rank in the top 28% statewide, although mathematics results are less consistent at some grade levels.

Among elementary schools, Eastlake School, Golden Fields School, Jordan Ridge School, Welby School, and South Jordan School are the strongest overall by ranking and assessment results. Science is often a local strength, particularly in upper elementary grades, while mathematics is the most common academic improvement area. Performance is more uneven at Daybreak School, Hawthorn Academy South Jordan, and Elk Meadows School. Elk Meadows and Monte Vista School have also experienced notable recent ranking declines.

Bingham High is the clear high-school standout, with a 95.4% graduation rate, a 3.5% dropout rate, very low chronic absenteeism, and assessment results above district and state levels. The other high schools show wider variation: Valley High School has respectable graduation outcomes but incomplete current assessment data, while American Academy of Innovation and Paradigm High School have especially high chronic absenteeism and weaker graduation results. Among alternative schools, Early Light Academy at Daybreak has the strongest academic profile. Parents comparing schools should pay particular attention to attendance and mathematics, and should interpret small-school results or reported ranges cautiously, especially at Rivers Edge School.