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Mountain Creek Middle School

Q: Is Mountain Creek Middle School a good school?

Mountain Creek Middle School ranks 23 rd of 182 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-9

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Mountain Creek Middle School is a public middle school located in South Jordan, Utah, serving grades 7-9 with a total enrollment of 1,298 students. The school is part of the Jordan School District, which is ranked 48 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountain Creek Middle School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25-55 middle schools in Utah over the past 5 years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has particularly strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the Jordan District and state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 65.8% of 7th graders proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to 44.2% for the Jordan District and 45.4% for the state.

However, Mountain Creek Middle School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.9% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the typical range of 15-20% for middle schools in the state. Additionally, the school has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 23.2, compared to the typical range of 20-22 for middle schools in Utah. Despite these areas for improvement, Mountain Creek Middle School remains a standout performer, outpacing nearby middle schools in the Jordan District in academic achievement.

1,313

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5325 W Bingham Rim Road
South Jordan, UT 84009

(801) 412-1000

District: Jordan District

Students who attend Mountain Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Herriman High

Feeder schools for Mountain Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Daybreak School
	Eastlake School
	Golden Fields School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2021 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (58% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Utah middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

Utah avg45%

23^rd of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 16 pts since 2021

From top 29% (2021) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	84.6	23 of 182	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	55 of 210	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	27 of 216	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	37 of 209	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	62 of 213	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	4 of 79	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.5	19 of 106	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	5 of 100	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	16 of 108	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	35 of 141	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	15 of 159	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	70.1	42 of 183	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	24 of 191	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	45 of 191	76.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+19 vs state

Science60%+11 vs state

English Language Arts52%+7 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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th 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
Mountain Creek Middle School	Public	7-9	5325 W Bingham Rim Road	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1000	1,313	55	23.8	14.1%	955 (72.7%)	17 (1.3%)	232 (17.7%)	21 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	72 (5.5%)	84.6	23^rd of 182 public middle schools	87.4%		70.8	55^th of 210 public middle schools	73.8%	32	51.8	54.1	55.4	65.8	57.5	56.8	62.9
Elk Ridge Middle	Public	7-9	3659 W 9800 S	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2800	1,151	49	23.2	18.2%	837 (72.7%)	11 (1.0%)	161 (14.0%)	51 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.9%)	57 (5.0%)	85.2	19^th of 182 public middle schools	89.6%		79.3	32^nd of 210 public middle schools	84.8%	13	55.1	63.0	63.4	59.5	59.0	67.0	59.4	$7,517	$415	$7,102
Copper Mountain Middle	Public	7-9	12106 Anthem Park Blvd	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-1200	1,093	49	22.5	28.9%	677 (61.9%)	16 (1.5%)	286 (26.2%)	14 (1.3%)	10 (0.9%)	24 (2.2%)	66 (6.0%)	42.6	107^th of 182 public middle schools	41.2%		40.2	134^th of 210 public middle schools	36.2%	27	59.9	52.1	64.6	40.6	22.4	52.4	47.2	$6,435	$246	$6,188
West Hills Middle	Public	7-9	8270 S Grizzly Rd	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2300	1,169	52	22.6	32.8%	672 (57.5%)	22 (1.9%)	350 (29.9%)	30 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	32 (2.7%)	58 (5.0%)	16.4	151^st of 182 public middle schools	17.0%		21.2	173^rd of 210 public middle schools	17.6%	22	36.6	31.3	33.7	25.6	20.2	34.4	36.4	$7,372	$480	$6,891
Salt Lake Academy West Herriman 6-8	Public, Charter	6-8	12309 South Mustang Trail Way	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Academy High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(801) 438-4619	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sunset Ridge Middle	Public	7-9	6881 W 8200 S	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2475	1,377	56	24.6	24.4%	833 (60.5%)	22 (1.6%)	400 (29.0%)	22 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.8%)	60 (4.4%)	53.2	90^th of 182 public middle schools	50.5%		40.9	133^rd of 210 public middle schools	36.7%	43	47.0	48.2	52.7	40.4	40.2	45.3	57.7	$6,805	$468	$6,337
South Jordan Middle	Public	7-9	10245 S 2700 W	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2900	1,182	51	23.3	12.1%	935 (79.1%)	6 (0.5%)	130 (11.0%)	28 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	25 (2.1%)	53 (4.5%)	71.1	49^th of 182 public middle schools	73.1%		72.3	52^nd of 210 public middle schools	75.2%	3	52.2	52.3	67.2	39.9	49.9	56.7	72.2	$7,710	$466	$7,244
Joel P. Jensen Middle	Public	7-9	8105 S 3200 W	West Jordan	84088	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2850	760	39	19.5	49.9%	329 (43.3%)	12 (1.6%)	330 (43.4%)	15 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.2%)	37 (4.9%)	13.5	159^th of 182 public middle schools	12.6%		12.6	184^th of 210 public middle schools	12.4%	25	34.1	17.1	35.1	17.4	25.8	24.5	37.6	$8,280	$773	$7,508
South Hills Middle	Public	7-9	13508 S 4000 W	Riverton	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 412-2400	1,181	51	22.9	21.3%	807 (68.3%)	20 (1.7%)	254 (21.5%)	12 (1.0%)	7 (0.6%)	33 (2.8%)	48 (4.1%)	54	88^th of 182 public middle schools	51.6%		34.9	142^nd of 210 public middle schools	32.4%	54	38.7	34.2	45.3	49.8	38.2	51.0	45.0	$7,916	$596	$7,320
Juniper	Public	4-6	13922 S 4600 W	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 567-8980	544	22	24.7	34.7%	299 (55.0%)	4 (0.7%)	184 (33.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	32 (5.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Creek Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Creek Middle School?

Students at Mountain Creek Middle School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Mountain Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mountain Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Herriman High

Is Mountain Creek Middle School a good school?

Mountain Creek Middle School ranks 23^rd of 182 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountain Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,313 students attended Mountain Creek Middle School.

What district is Mountain Creek Middle School in?

Jordan District

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 16, 2025

2024–25 attendance dataOct 30, 2025

2024–25 RISE & Utah Aspire Plus test scoresSep 10, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 19, 2024

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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