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Vista Heights Middle

Public Grades 7-10
Summary

Vista Heights Middle in Saratoga Springs, Utah, is a large school serving grades 7–10 with 1,671 students. It is part of the Alpine District, which ranks 32nd of 92 Utah districts and is at the 65th percentile statewide. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 26.5, suggesting larger average instructional groups than at nearby Oak Canyon Junior High, which serves the same grades and has a 23.3 ratio.

Academically, Vista Heights currently trails Oak Canyon across all nine reported subject-grade measures. In 2025–26, Vista Heights averaged about 44.6% proficiency compared with Oak Canyon’s approximately 57.7%. The clearest concern is Grade 8 math, where 30.6% of students were proficient, compared with 54.2% at Oak Canyon and 41.8% across the district. Vista Heights’ Grade 8 math result has declined from 55.2% in 2022–23. Grade 9 is another area to watch, particularly science, where proficiency was 45.0%, 11.5 percentage points below the district. Grade 8 science is a relative strength at 52.6%, slightly above Utah’s 50.8% rate.

Attendance is an important schoolwide issue. Chronic absenteeism rose from 8.5% in 2020–21 to 24.8% in 2024–25—slightly above both the district and state rates and nearly identical to Oak Canyon’s 24.4%. Vista Heights is also about 29% larger than Oak Canyon, with 376 additional students, which may affect access to individualized support and interventions. Historical 2018–19 spending was lower at Vista Heights—$6,705 per student versus $7,336 at Oak Canyon—but those figures are not current. Families may want to ask about Grade 8 math support, Grade 9 instruction, attendance outreach, class sizes, and how the school is addressing recent declines.

1,671
Students ?
26.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,705
Per pupil spending ?
17.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 484 W Pony Express Parkway
       Saratoga Springs, UT  84045

(801) 610-8770

District: Alpine District

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.8%
Hispanic:
19.0%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016
!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school45%
District avg51%
Utah avg45%
101st of 217
Utah public middle schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 30 pts since 2016
From top 17% (2016) to top 47% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Utah Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
32nd of 92Alpine District among Utah districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202651.0101 of 21753.5%★★★☆☆
202556.083 of 18254.4%★★★☆☆
202460.080 of 21061.9%★★★☆☆
202375.243 of 21680.1%★★★★☆
202272.149 of 20976.6%★★★★☆
202178.134 of 21384.0%★★★★☆
201958.286 of 22261.3%★★★☆☆
201866.354 of 17268.6%★★★☆☆
201772.744 of 20678.6%★★★★☆
201675.735 of 20983.3%★★★★☆
201578.636 of 21082.9%★★★★☆
201479.627 of 18585.4%★★★★☆
201374.429 of 24388.1%★★★★☆
201273.034 of 23885.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202645.125 of 5655.4%★★★☆☆
202549.618 of 3953.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202660.737 of 10665.1%★★★☆☆
202555.228 of 7964.6%★★★☆☆
202474.218 of 10683.0%★★★★☆
202391.74 of 9996.0%★★★★★
202288.29 of 10091.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202645.180 of 13942.4%★★☆☆☆
202557.345 of 10858.3%★★★☆☆
202471.729 of 14179.4%★★★★☆
202365.740 of 13871.0%★★★★☆
202276.921 of 13384.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202636.027 of 4742.6%★★☆☆☆
202559.58 of 2161.9%★★★☆☆
202261.211 of 3467.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202647.494 of 18649.5%★★★☆☆
202552.971 of 15955.3%★★★☆☆
202455.275 of 18359.0%★★★☆☆
202371.940 of 19179.1%★★★★☆
202265.953 of 19172.3%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+12 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile~ school
White (2026)49th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?
Science51%~ state avg
English Language Arts45%~ state avg
Mathematics39%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Open Quote this school sucks like a lot. i am disappointed in my child's learning abilities. i think that we all should acknowledge how "shizzy" (as my children, who was swaggy, say) the administration is. wow. try hards aka pieces of shiz. maybe give my kids an education please. Close Quote







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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,671 students attended Vista Heights Middle.

Students at Vista Heights Middle are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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2025–26 RISE & Utah Aspire Plus test scoresSep 8, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 16, 2025
2024–25 attendance dataOct 30, 2025
2024–25 RISE & Utah Aspire Plus test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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