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Riverton High

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Riverton High ranks 68 th of 138 Utah high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 Utah High Schools

Better than 51% of Utah high schools

Summary

Riverton High is a public high school located in Riverton, Utah, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 2,326 students. The school is part of the Jordan School District, which is ranked 48 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverton High's academic performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 30th out of 125 Utah high schools in 2016-2017 to 96th out of 131 in 2021-2022. The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 68th out of 138 Utah high schools, with a 3-star rating. While Riverton High's 10th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the state and district averages, its Hispanic students have performed relatively well, ranking 20th out of 69 Utah high schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 88-92% in recent years, on par with nearby high schools, but its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.4% to 25.2%, have been higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Bingham High and American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3, Riverton High's performance is generally lower, with significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings at these other schools. However, Riverton High's spending per student ($8,019 in 2018-2019) is slightly higher than the nearby Herriman High ($7,226) and Bingham High ($7,631), but lower than the more distant Valley High School ($9,355).

2,295

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,019

Per pupil spending ?

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12476 S Silverwolf Way (2700 W
Riverton, UT 84065

(801) 256-5800

District: Jordan District

Feeder schools for Riverton High:

Elementary:	Bluffdale School
	Riverton School
	Rosamond School
	Rose Creek School
	More...
	Southland School
Middle:	Hidden Valley Middle
	Oquirrh Hills Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2022 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Utah average (90%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Utah median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

Utah avg39%

68^th of 138

Utah public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Jordan District

48^th of 93Jordan 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	48.2	68 of 138	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	85 of 138	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	91 of 139	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	96 of 131	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.0	40 of 129	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	65 of 136	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	74 of 123	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.6	30 of 125	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	32 of 129	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	60.9	34 of 131	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	62.6	26 of 120	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	55.2	64 of 167	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.8	74 of 166	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.0	80 of 153	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.7	70 of 148	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	20 of 69	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	56.4	26 of 66	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	24 of 62	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	13 of 89	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	37 of 93	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	66 of 93	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	54.6	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	78 of 118	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	92 of 123	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	95 of 122	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	103 of 123	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics35%+6 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)		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	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 10th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverton High	Public	10-12	12476 S Silverwolf Way (2700 W	Riverton	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 256-5800	2,295	94	24.3	13.4%	1,895 (82.6%)	16 (0.7%)	252 (11.0%)	21 (0.9%)	5 (0.2%)	17 (0.7%)	89 (3.9%)	48.2	68^th of 138 public high schools	50.7%		39.2	85^th of 138 public high schools	38.4%	17		53.1		35.3		27.6					$8,019	$348	$7,670
Jordan Academy for Technology & Careers South	Public	10-12	12723 South Park Avenue	Riverton	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 256-5900	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paradigm High School	Public, Charter	7-12	11577 S 3600 W	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Paradigm High School	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 666-2981	361	21	17.1	21.3%	266 (73.7%)	5 (1.4%)	66 (18.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	14 (3.9%)	40.4	86^th of 138 public high schools	37.7%		34.3	90^th of 138 public high schools	34.8%	4		62.2		9.8		31.8					$7,957	$164	$7,793
Bingham High	Public	10-12	2160 W 10400 S	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 256-5100	2,461	99	24.9	13.1%	1,863 (75.7%)	20 (0.8%)	298 (12.1%)	84 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	68 (2.8%)	124 (5.0%)	86.4	11^th of 138 public high schools	92.0%		90.2	9^th of 138 public high schools	93.5%	2		65.1		44.3		52.5					$7,631	$245	$7,386
Mountain Ridge High	Public	10-12	14100 S Sentinel Ridge Blvd	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1700	2,738	113	24.1	13.9%	2,099 (76.7%)	23 (0.8%)	433 (15.8%)	38 (1.4%)	6 (0.2%)	28 (1.0%)	111 (4.1%)	40	88^th of 138 public high schools	36.2%		50.9	63^rd of 138 public high schools	54.3%	25		49.0		22.2		36.0
Salt Lake Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	14787 S Academy Pkwy	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Academy High School	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 597-3096	403	21	18.8	5.5%	128 (31.8%)	19 (4.7%)	235 (58.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	5.1	134^th of 138 public high schools	2.9%		6.7	129^th of 138 public high schools	6.5%	5	27.8	33.3	10.7	7.6	23.3	9.9					$10,663	$98	$10,565
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3	Public, Charter	7-12	431 W 11915 S	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 810-3590	719	34	21.4	15.9%	345 (48.0%)	13 (1.8%)	208 (28.9%)	133 (18.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.4%)	82.8	15^th of 138 public high schools	89.1%		86.2	12^th of 138 public high schools	91.3%	3	57.3	64.4	43.4	40.6	74.6	60.3	62.7	45.2	69.6	76.8	$7,510	$84	$7,426
Valley High School	Public	7-12	325 W 11000 S	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 572-7035	347	25	14.1	28.8%	204 (58.8%)	3 (0.9%)	116 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.1%)								(n/a)											$9,355	$252	$9,103
Herriman High	Public	10-12	11917 S 6000 W	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 567-8530	2,522	100	25.1	17.8%	1,750 (69.4%)	31 (1.2%)	505 (20.0%)	51 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	46 (1.8%)	135 (5.4%)	36.6	92^nd of 138 public high schools	33.3%		41	83^rd of 138 public high schools	39.9%	9		50.3		19.3		33.7					$7,226	$201	$7,024
American Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	6-12	5410 W South Jordan Parkway	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	American Academy of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 810-4786	373	20	18.2	23.1%	285 (76.4%)	6 (1.6%)	52 (13.9%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	21.1	112^th of 138 public high schools	18.8%		41.2	82^nd of 138 public high schools	40.6%	30	30.0	52.3	14.9		29.2	30.4					$7,156	$409	$6,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverton High

What schools feed into Riverton High?

Riverton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bluffdale School
Elementary : Riverton School
Elementary : Rosamond School
Elementary : Rose Creek School
Elementary : Southland School
Middle : Hidden Valley Middle
Middle : Oquirrh Hills Middle

Is Riverton High a good school?

Riverton High ranks 68^th of 138 Utah high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverton High in?

Jordan District

What is the racial makeup of Riverton High?

Students at Riverton High are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Riverton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,295 students attended Riverton High.

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