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Mountainside School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Mountainside School is an elementary school located in Mendon, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 521 students. It is part of the Cache District, which is ranked 17th out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mountainside School has a strong performance history, ranking among the top 100 elementary schools in Utah for several years, with a current ranking of 46th out of 547 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountainside School consistently outperforms the state and Cache District averages in RISE test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Mountainside School had 64.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to 62.8% for the Cache District and 48.6% for the state. Additionally, Mountainside School has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year, while the state average was higher at 20.2%.

Mountainside School outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Cache District, including Heritage School, Nibley School, and Wellsville School, in terms of academic performance, state rankings, and other key metrics. This suggests that Mountainside School is providing a high-quality education to its students, and the school has maintained a strong performance over the years, with a consistent 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a top 100 ranking among Utah elementary schools.

514

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,507

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 E 125 N
Mendon, UT 84325

(435) 792-7688

District: Cache District

Students who attend Mountainside School usually attend:

Middle:	South Cache Middle School
High:	Mountain Crest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (70% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Utah elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg63%

Utah avg48%

46^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Cache District

17^th of 93Cache 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	46 of 547	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	69 of 561	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	54 of 561	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	78 of 551	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	107 of 559	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	47 of 572	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	52 of 528	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	78.6	82 of 526	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	83.3	57 of 533	89.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	77 of 537	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	88.2	36 of 509	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.6	42 of 576	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	31 of 579	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.7	48 of 563	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	6 of 518	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	84.7	27 of 509	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	58 of 408	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	70 of 429	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	50 of 428	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+21 vs state

Mathematics67%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Mountainside School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)						RISE Science (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountainside School	Public	PK, KG-6	235 E 125 N	Mendon	84325	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 792-7688	514	24	21.2	18.3%	458 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	88	46^th of 547 public elementary schools	91.6%		83.5	69^th of 561 public elementary schools	87.7%	23	64.7	64.7	72.6	65.3			59.3	80.7	80.3			$8,507	$365	$8,142
Wellsville School	Public	K-6	525 N. 200 W.	Wellsville	84339	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 245-3764	463	22	21.5	22.5%	420 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	62	211^th of 547 public elementary schools	61.4%		71.3	152^nd of 561 public elementary schools	72.9%	59	40.9	73.4	39.6	56.8			47.7	51.8	69.1			$7,063	$534	$6,529
Thomas Edison - South	Public, Charter	K-8	1275 W 2350 S	Nibley	84321	Cache County	Thomas Edison	Yes	No	No	No	(435) 752-0123	699	37	19.0	25.9%	561 (80.3%)	4 (0.6%)	117 (16.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	87.2	50^th of 547 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.1	35^th of 561 public elementary schools	93.8%	15	87.8	71.5	70.7	52.6	73.2	40.8	68.2	70.7	63.8	65.7	60.6	$7,316	$239	$7,077
Woodruff School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 W 600 S	Logan	84321	Cache County	Logan City District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 755-2350	560	22	25.4	51.8%	278 (49.6%)	17 (3.0%)	236 (42.1%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	19.1	444^th of 547 public elementary schools	18.8%		42.7	334^th of 561 public elementary schools	40.5%	110	23.5	35.9	34.8				31.4	36.0				$8,801	$1,664	$7,137
Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-6	925 W 3200 S	Nibley	84321	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 792-7696	724	32	22.8	20.9%	589 (81.4%)	2 (0.3%)	94 (13.0%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	23 (3.2%)	87.8	48^th of 547 public elementary schools	91.2%		88.1	43^rd of 561 public elementary schools	92.3%	5	76.2	63.9	71.6	65.6			54.9	78.5	79.9			$7,607	$485	$7,122
Nibley School	Public	PK, KG-6	2545 S 660 W	Nibley	84321	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 792-7676	511	23	21.7	30.7%	382 (74.8%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.0%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	22 (4.3%)	78.3	103^rd of 547 public elementary schools	81.2%		81.4	88^th of 561 public elementary schools	84.3%	15	58.5	70.4	67.6	42.8			73.1	62.3	60.8			$8,961	$975	$7,987
Bear River Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	75 S 400 W	Logan	84321	Cache County	Bear River Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 753-8811	162	11	15.3	26.5%	116 (71.6%)	1 (0.6%)	30 (18.5%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)												$7,848	$796	$7,052
Ellis School	Public	PK, KG-5	348 W 300 N	Logan	84321	Cache County	Logan City District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 755-2330	349	15	23.2	60.7%	156 (44.7%)	7 (2.0%)	152 (43.6%)	8 (2.3%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	13 (3.7%)	24.5	414^th of 547 public elementary schools	24.3%		16.3	471^st of 561 public elementary schools	16.0%	57	28.6	48.0	14.6				42.0					$10,550	$1,810	$8,740
LCSD Center for Home Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	101 W Center Street	Logan	84321	Cache County	Logan City District	No	No	Yes	No	(435) 755-2300	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bridger School	Public	PK, KG-5	1261 N 400 W	Logan	84341	Cache County	Logan City District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 755-2345	499	26	19.1	64.9%	196 (39.3%)	28 (5.6%)	192 (38.5%)	14 (2.8%)	24 (4.8%)	27 (5.4%)	18 (3.6%)	26.2	405^th of 547 public elementary schools	26.0%		19.4	458^th of 561 public elementary schools	18.4%	53	32.2	44.9	30.6				42.8	32.8				$9,189	$1,507	$7,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountainside School

Is Mountainside School a good school?

Yes. Mountainside School ranks in the top 8.4% of Utah elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mountainside School?

Students at Mountainside School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Mountainside School in?

Cache District

What schools do graduates of Mountainside School attend?

Students who attend Mountainside School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Cache Middle School
High : Mountain Crest High

How many students attend Mountainside School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Mountainside School.

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